Montegiovi, near Castel del Piano

Under the Tuscan sun... and rain

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July 10th 2013
Geo: 42.8911, 11.5395Monday, our last day at Lake Bracciano, Lazio, we took a morning bike ride to the opposite side of the lake to Travignano Romano. First visit for me, third for David since he had previously undertaken two trips around the lake. We were out for approximately two hours, and after a fruit juice at a bar returned for a late lunch, but come the afternoon on the drive back to Tr ... 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