Us at San gimmy

Still in Tuscany - heading North

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April 16th 2011
11 April onwards, travelled to Assisi and Cortona (where Under the Tuscan Sun movie was made). Saint Francis' church is huge and his tomb is below the church (looks like it is a stone carcophagas(?)). Warm, beautiful day (bella!!) with clear blue skies - had a great time walking around the town - very hilly as usual for this area. From Assisi we went to San Gimignano, the hill town known for ... 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