Chianti 4

Day 4 - June 17 - Chianti

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June 17th 2010
I had found the Machiavelli Chianti tour on Tripadvisor, and saw it as a cheap ($15 euro) way to see some of the Chianti country side, without renting a private car or joining an expensive tour. I had no idea it was going to be one of the best highlights of our trip. The bust was to depart from the train station at 9, and we were running late because of all the wine and of sleeping in. We ate t ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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