View from Titgnano

Roma Calling - May 20 - Todi and Titignano

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May 20th 2012
Today is the day of our big Umbria trip. First we are going to visit the hill town of Todi. Todi is known for its picturesque medieval streets and commanding view of the surrounding Umbrian countryside. We met the busses at the Piazzale degli Eroi, a 5 minutes’ walk from our residence. We filed in, many hung-over and still drunk from their first Saturday with alcohol freely available. There w ... 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