My Driving-Vacation at Tuscany, Italy

My Driving-Vacation to Tuscany Part 2

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October 26th 2009
SR 222 The morning sun did not shine on my face. The roasters did not wake me up. It was my intrusive alarm from my mobile phone that did it. This place was just too tranquil to do anything this early. But we were on a mission; to enjoy the driving vacation under the Tuscan sun. SR 222 goes through the wine region of Tuscany. No wonder the Italian loves to make sports cars. Roads like ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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