Entering the City through the Gate

Day Three of Chantal and Michael’s Belated Honeymoon

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May 26th 2007
Day Three This morning we were met by the bakery truck, as it made its morning rounds. Breads, sticks, croissants (Chocolate!). How do keep from gaining deliciously sinful pounds? Today is Monte San Savino. Monte San Savino, nestled in the hills about 20 Km north east of Alberoro, the location of La Foresteria, was a thriving community in the Middle Ages. We came here to see the tower of 100 ho ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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