SIOBHANS SCHOOL FRIENDS

FESTA'S

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August 15th 2011
We have been busy doing what I'm not too sure. The weather has been very hot between 32-40 not as humid and Italy has become very dry and the local river has dryed up. They are all worried about the wine they need rain. We have been doing the local festa's and enjoying them very much. We get a Litre of Vino Fizzante Bianco for 3 euros and it's a great night. We took the kids to ... 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