Inside Duomo

Siena, Tuscany

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January 10th 2015
Old 12th Century medieval town in Tuscany jam packed with Roman/Sienese Gothic architecture and baroque statues and marble...lots and lots of marble. The palaces and churches (an awful lot of churches, 9 we counted) have been perfectly preserved like nowhere else in Italy. It is like walking around in a time capsule. This is the town where you can walk into a church and stay for more than an hour, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Siena

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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