Tuscany

San Gimignano Italy

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September 9th 2019
We left Florence Sunday am and drove an hour and a half to San Gimignano. (Great job driving, Russ!). Such a beautiful walled hill city from the Middle Ages. We spent the day walking the beautiful old cobblestone streets and arrived at our Boutique hotel La Collegiata just before dinner. La Collegiata was originally a Monastery built in 1586. It has 18 unique rooms all with an incredible views. Ou ... 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