Lovely gate in Vertine

Chianti - Day 15 to 16

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March 26th 2011
Day 15 We ventured back into the village this morning to buy some stamps and send of some postcards. Then a little walk around the Piazza to check if there were any more notifications in the village hall windows for possible language courses and upcoming festivals. Once we were back at the house we decided it was time to give the car, a bright green RAV4, a bath. For some reason the boot smelt ... 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