Siena

Solo a Siena e San Gimignano

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April 2nd 2005
today's adventure. haven't left my city for a while. time to step out. Take a train to Siena, city on hill, characterized by steep streets and known for Piazza del Campo, originally used to race horses. This piazza, almost oval, is lined by restaurants and outdoor cafes, and absolutely crowded with gelato-licking tourists. Siena feels like a smaller Florence in architecture and energy. I walk r ... 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