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A Weekend in Tuscany: Siena, Cortona, Pisa

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March 2nd 2010
2/25-2/27 A Weekend in Tuscany: Siena, Cortona, Pisa Well… here it is, the recollection of the first weekend off we as a group have. And I will preface this long entry with the statement that it did not dissapoint. I had heard stories and had been told by many that Tuscany is beautiful and a must do, must see experience and I am going to have to go ahead and agree with those claims. Absolutely ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena

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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