Siena, the Duomo

Siena

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June 16th 2010
Geo: 43.3187, 11.3305So today, with all good in the world and all our clothes washed and dried, we headed off to Siena. Siena is one of those towns that you think "I could live here" – a real working town, but full of amazing buildings, beautiful art and incredible views. OK, so now that the water is running again, I think that living in Tuscany would be great – how quickly ... 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