Tuscany Trip - Monday to Thursday September 7th 2015 I haven't said very much about the place that we're staying at. This is a villa that Wendy found out about when searching the internet a year ago. Where we're staying is actually a duplex. We have three levels to ourselves, and the owners have two levels beside us - they actually live in England, and aren't here at the moment. The third level on the owner's side is extra room in case more than 3 b ... read more
Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Monterchi 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