Medieval building Siena

Medieval Siena

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August 30th 2009
August 24,2009 We left Renaissance Florence today for the medieval town of Siena. We had a late start because of a crash on the small strata leading down from the campground. We were happy to be in the Tuscan hills and driving down the Chianti Road scattered with small towns and wineries. The grapes are so big, you can see them tugging from their vines from the van. There seems to be a win ... 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