Vino Santo
Early stages of manufacture. The grapes hang to concentrate flavor before processing.
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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 establi... [read more]
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 establi... [read more] Blog: Chianti Country
Date: October 3rd 2006
Castelo di Verrazzano and Greve was our third day, and one whale of a bus day. If it wasn't for our bus driver Marzio and his tremendous sense of humor, this bus traveling would be murder. On our way to Verrazzano, we stopped at an American W.W.II cemetary. This cemetary is dedicated to the American soldiers who died in Italy in W.W.II. The land was donated by the Italian government, bu ... read more
Date: October 3rd 2006
Castelo di Verrazzano and Greve was our third day, and one whale of a bus day. If it wasn't for our bus driver Marzio and his tremendous sense of humor, this bus traveling would be murder. On our way to Verrazzano, we stopped at an American W.W.II cemetary. This cemetary is dedicated to the American soldiers who died in Italy in W.W.II. The land was donated by the Italian government, bu ... read more
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"People don't take trips - trips take people." -John Steinbeck
Pat finally graduated, and we are ready to end the vacation drought. Join our adventure as Italy takes us on a trip through a culinary week in historic Lucca, pesto lunch on the Cinque Terre, the canals of Venezia, ski boot manufacturing in Montebelluna, the beauty of Cernobbio on Lago di Como, roller coaster bus rides along the Amalfi Coast, and the Seven Hills of Roma.
In between will be lots of opportunities for misadventure as we navigate the Italian rail system. Guaranteed, "the only way to be sure of catching a train ... full info
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