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MCiano08San Biagio

Outside the Walls

June 1st 2012
Friday 1 June San Biagio After lessons today, I took a bus around the outskirts of town. I visited San Biagio Cathedral at the base of the hill outside the village walls. It’s the church shown in most photos and postcards of Montepulciano. It’s very old and very beautiful. Check bottom of each blog entry for more photos. ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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