Chianti - Monday 16/9/19 190915 3b

Chianti - Monday 16/9/19

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September 16th 2019
Sunday was a rest day after the full day of travelling up to the villa on Saturday. I spent it wandering around the villa, sitting by the pool and reading and having a spa in the spa house, which has beautiful views across the valley. At 9am on Monday, Silvia from Tuscany Private Tours picked us up from our villa Bucine for a day trip through Chianto. Our first stop was in Greve, where ... 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