La Foresteria

Day 2 of Michael and Chantal's Honeymoon

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May 25th 2007
Day Two of Chantal and Michael’s Belated Honeymoon Off to the region of Tuscany, now, for our 13 day holiday. Ah, we came upon a jewel at La Foresteria. Our drive here from Ostia Antica took four hours, so we spent the rest of the day and evening lounging on the luscious grounds. Built in the 1300s, this manor, currently owned by the Illuminati family, serves as guest house from May to October ... 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