Deserted house

Tuscan countryside and the Venice canals

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August 19th 2008
Toscan and Venezia After a few hectic days in Rome, driving into the Tuscany countryside was such a good break. Taking our new leased car through the central Italian countryside, we ended up in Siena, a small gothic town. The campsite was great; quiet and away from everything, under big oak trees. We tried to slow the pace a bit in Tuscany, and spent most of our time driving between small mediev ... 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