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CI VEDIAMO ITALIA III

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May 30th 2013
Montepulciano- is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the Italian province of Siena. Montepulciano is a major producer of food and drink. Pienza - a town and comune in the province of Siena. In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d'Orcia, was included on the list of UNESCO's World Cultural Landscapes. ... 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