Olive groves.

Beautiful Tuscany

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September 19th 2009
The bus tour has started, and we are leaving behind the traffic of Rome and heading off into the beautiful country side. First stop Orvieto, a well preserved example of a medieval town, established in 800 BC. In Orvieto , we tried beautiful gelato but more importantly is the majestic gothic cathedral built in the 13 century. The cathedral took over 30 years to complete. A little further on ... 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