Tuscany 2 4. Certaldo Market

Tuscany 2

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April 21st 2011
Wednesday Nov. 17 With a busy day ahead of us, we got an early start to visit the weekly Certaldo outdoor market. We thought this would be a farmer’s market, but it was really more like a flea market with a variety of wares from clothing to knick-knacks to local crafts and produce. We planned to stock up on picnic foods, and buying them was certainly the highlight of the market trip. I brushed ... 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