Siena's infamous panforte and almond cookies

Siena

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August 1st 2009
My third day in Italy (although it felt like the first real day to be on a normal schedule) we left our house in Montegrotto Terme to go camping for 2 weeks in the Tuscany region. And wow, we had a tiny car to fit beach stuff, clothes' bags and food for 5 people. I am a small person, but even sitting smushed between two car seats was a bit tight for me. Cecilia being so thoughtful, she decide ... read more

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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