Duomo Siena

Tuscany Day 3

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July 1st 2009
Fifteen minutes south of Stomennano is the town of Siena. Siena is the home of the Palio , which lucky for us was taking place the same week we were in Tuscany. We all loaded up and went to Siena. The place was packed, it took us 45 minutes to find a parking space and I’ll tell you the parking was tight, especially with a nine person van! ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more