Castle

Radicofani

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May 17th 2007
So - after having a concert put on in one’s honour and sleeping in a castle, how does one fill the rest of the time in Italy? We managed just fine by driving around Tuscany and Umbria and eating until our little hearts were content. Our days followed a wonderful pattern. I would get up early and do the BlackBerry thing (yes, I know, sad but one has to work for a living - even in Italy). Mom an ... 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