Montalcino

Ancient history, modern politics and sport

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June 14th 2010
Geo: 43.1418, 11.6596So we start the day at the hotel, where the very nice lady has come to make our coffee (the rest of breakfast was put out for us the night before, including the yoghurts!) But we are in Tuscany, and the sun is shining….so we've got our happy faces on, and it's not too hard.We head out, after breakfast towards Montalcino, about 30 mins from here. But the abso ... 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