Piazza Bargagli

Sarteano - Tuscany

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March 14th 2008
Sarteano is located in southern Tuscany near the Umbrian border, just 6 kms from the exit of the A1 (the highway that goes from Milan to Naples) half way between Rome and Florence. Both cities can be reached in 1,5 hours by car and by train from the main railway station in Chiusi (10 kms from Sarteano). Life here is quiet and peaceful during spring, autumn and winter, while summer is full of fest ... 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