Polentafest

Tuscany Trip - Final Friday

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September 18th 2015
Friday, Sept 18th Glen's Notes: getting packed, Polenta Festival Not much to say about the day itself. A lot of the day was planning the route back to Florence, and where and when. Elinor did the packing, working to make sure that we weren't going to be over the weight limit with the big suitcase (we weren't). Wey and Mireille had originally thought they woul ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Monterchi

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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