Salima, Riccardo and I snacking in the main, and only, piazza. Chiesa Santa Maria in the background.

The Fortress Towns of Monteriggione and Volterra

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April 23rd 2005
Fortress Towns-wandering the winding way to Monteriggione and Volterra *Never sit in the back seat of a car in Tuscany if you’re “going for a drive”. *The best restaurants are not found be looking them up in the Italian Yellow Pages. Just take a drive at sunset through the wild woods of the Tuscan hills and you’ll find, in the middle of no where, lights illuminating the way to a ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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