Trouble and Triumph in Tuscany Photo 5

Trouble and Triumph in Tuscany

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February 1st 2012
When one pictures Tuscany they may have the view in their minds of rolling hills, twining gravel roads and terracotta castles that reach for the clouds. Well you wouldn’t be wrong. Spending 5 nights in the Chianti Countryside in Tuscany was amazing; with the images of the film ‘Under the Tuscan’ sun becoming a reality (well a Winter one at least, without the sunflowers). We had hired a Lanci ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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