Shrine to the wine

Weekend Trip to Umbria

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September 7th 2014
Friday (9/5/14) We had to wake up real early for our mandatory orientation weekend trip. The buses departed at 7 am. The drive to Umbria was 3 and a half hours long. Of course I just slept most of the way. My group first visited the small town of Bevagna. We received a tour of the medieval artisan shops from this nice old man who was just adorable. We were later told that he has 7 childr ... read more

Europe » Italy » Umbria

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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