Nativity Scene

Day 14 - Pitigliano, Italy

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December 23rd 2009
Activities Tourist day with sightseeing at Todi and Assisi Highlight(s) Tomb of St Francis of Assisi Finding our way home Odd Spot(s) * The town of Assisi was all but flattened by earth quakes in 1997. There are still some construction sites - but most buildings have been amazingly restore ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pitigliano

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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