Gardens

Villa Celle

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July 15th 2014
I have already been in the beautiful region of Tuscany for two and a half months and have been quite busy so I am just getting to my first blog post right now, which means I have plenty to talk about. Upon arrival in Firenze, I was mesmerized by the green countryside of Tuscany; the rolling hills, the peace and tranquility and the cute colourful villas mounted on top of the hills. It was a pic ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pistoia

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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