Stable and out buidlings

On to Italy for more food experiences

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February 23rd 2009
We flew from Paris to Pisa and rented a car. The first two nights we stayed at a lovely little farmouse in San Gimignano called Il Vecchio Maneggio. http://www.ilvecchiomaneggio.com/index.html This is a working farm. They make their own honey, saffron, olives, oilve oil and wine. The owner/hostess, Tiziana is very warm and caring. We had dinner at the farmhouse both nights and they were spect ... 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