Path to viewpoint of Val d' Orcia, Pienza, Italy

Adventures in Italy: Day 6 Montepulciano, Pienza, Val d'Orcia, San Quirico d’Orcia, Chianciano

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April 10th 2017
Italy Day 6, Sunday, October 9, Pienza On our way to Pienza we stopped at Montepulciano in the Province of Sienna. Sun peeked through the fog on a chilly 60 degree day and I wrapped my scarf tightly around my neck desperately trying to warm up. There are many hot water sulphur baths in this volcanic mountainous region and boy would that have been a great time to try one out! Besid ... 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