Streets of Florence at dusk

Florence to London

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June 16th 2007
June 12, on our last day in Tuscany, we took a tour of the property where we were staying, San Fabiano. Filipio, the owner of the farmstay, and his son David gave us a tour. We walked through the forest and to the top of the hill where we had a view of the castle on the property. We also overlooked fields of fava beans, sunflowers (yet to bloom), corn and a grape vineyard. It was a beatiful view! ... 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