And so it is that all good things must come to an end…. Arrivederci Siena!
December 10th 2011 My stay in Siena was an unimaginable wonder. If there is one word to describe this beautiful medieval city, it is enchanting. The elderly walked with patience, practice and prudence but in fact; no one walks quickly in this city since it is built on three hills. Its streets are winding and paved with perfectly imperfect stones that somehow all fit into each other. If one looks up, one is often ple
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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 
