Volterra Gate

Hill Towns - Volterra and Montalcino

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May 26th 2012
Geo: 43.3187, 11.3305The day started overcast with a bit of rain while driving but then cleared and by mid-day the temp was up to 26 degrees.Tuscany is very pretty - rolling hills and neatly ordered fields of hay, various vegetables and of course olive trees and vineyards.The hill towns date back to several hundred years BC. Parking can be a problem and when we arrived in Volterra about 10 ... 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