Cortona

Our Adventure in Tuscany

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September 16th 2008
On the morning of the 16th we headed out to Ciampino airport (which was a mission in itself) to pick up the car to start our adventure in 'Beautiful Tuscany' (you must say that with an Italian accent... thats very important). The drive us on the autostrade was also an experience with cars whipping by well in excess of the 120 I was doing. I don't think there is a speed limit, well I didn't see any ... 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