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Siena Duomo nave

Siena and lots of wine

April 28th 2012
Geo: 43.3187, 11.3305Bongiorno all:We saw the entire medieval city of Siena on a 2-hour walking tour Saturday, led by a wonderful native Sienese woman from My Tours. Saturday happened to be the Feast Day of St. Catherine, so everything was decked out and festive.We heard about the 17 districts in the city, the role Siena played as a pilgrimage stop between England and Rome, the life of St. ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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