Italian Road Trip 065

Tuscany Sojourn

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May 12th 2011
Thursday May 12th, 2011 Tuscany Hill Towns We are living under the Tuscan sun and enjoying every minute of it. After leaving Rome we took the train back to Civitavecchia and I rented a car for 18 days. The Avis office is about four blocks from where we will catch our next ship, very convenient. After that we have spent the last four days touring through the Hills of Tuscany. Montalcino, Mont ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca

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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