San Giamignano

San Giamignano, Siena

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October 21st 2012
Sunday Oct 21st Went on a tour to San Giamignano, Siena and a winery. San Giamignano was the favorite. It is a small walled city little changed from medievil times. At least in the look of the buildings. 13 fortified towers still exist. Like old Florence there are few if any cars. Siena has a large piazza and its own Duomo. It is ornate but not as large or impressive as Florence and the ... 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