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		<title>Just 2 hours from Florence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Just 2 hour from Florence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forte dei Marmi &#8211; Photo by Ville in Italia]]></description>
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		<title>A trip to San Galgano Abbey</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 13:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The abbey of Saint Galgano with the Montesiepi hermitage rise in the valley of the river Merse, between the medieval villages of Chiusdino and Monticiano, in the province of Siena. Both sites are easily reachable from Florence following the motorway FI-SI until the exit towards 'San Lorenzo a Merse', then following the indications for Monticiano. You can also exit the motorway at Siena and then drive on the road SS73 that leads to the ruins of Saint Galgano. 
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		<title>A trip into the past &#8211; The &#8221; mille miglia &#8221; race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 7, on the streets of Florence and Tuscany, will the "mille miglia " ... the most important historic racing cars of Italy.]]></description>
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		<title>Vinitaly 2010 &#8211; The international wine and spirits exhibition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything is ready for the 44th edition of Vinitaly, the International Wine and Spirits Exhibition in Verona set to open in the mark of trust and business. The Sol, dedicated to virgin and extra virgin olive oil, Agrifood Club and Enolitech events are also ready.

The “five days” dedicated to wine will be officially inaugurated tomorrow at 10.30 in the presence of Luca Zaia , Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies as well as the new Governor of the Veneto Region. The Mayor of Verona, Flavio Tosi, the President of the Province, Giovanni Miozzi, and the Agriculture Councillor of the Abruzzo Region, Mauro Febbo, will also be in attendance.
Our objective is to consolidate our leadership, having been the only exhibition organiser to have closed 2009 with a financial statement in the black," said Ettore Riello, President of VeronaFiere. "And the strategy passes from the continuous improvement of infrastructures to the integrated offering of innovative services to encourage trade by the Country System." ]]></description>
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		<title>My trip To L&#8217;Aquila</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday was the first anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the city of L'Aquila. During the Easter holidays, I was visiting the city, hosted by a group of volunteers who returned to town a year after the first time.
My journey started by the community of "Pile", a part of the city, which hosted one of the tent city built by Civil Defence.]]></description>
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		<title>44 brand new W-Ends in Italy ready for you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous reasons why so many people decide to visit and live in Florence during their lifetime – in the “Cradle of the Renaissance”, the “Open Air Museum”, the home of the “Florentine T-Bone, Chianti &#038; Brunello”…but we should never underestimate the strategic position of Florence as a location from where to visit one of the most fascinating and beautiful peninsulas on the planet.]]></description>
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		<title>The Pinocchio Park in Tuscany</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inaugurated in 1956, the Pinocchio Park is no ordinary theme park, but rather a precious masterpiece created by artists of great character working together. The literary itinerary, marked out by mosaics, buildings and sculptures set amidst the greenery, emerges from an inspired combination of art and nature. The path is winding, and the dense vegetation means that every stage on the route comes as an unexpected surprise, with the very plants and trees contributing to create the atmosphere and the episodes in the story of the Adventures of Pinocchio. The Park itself is the site of constantly renewed cultural activities that are always mindful of its roots: exhibitions of art and illustrations inspired by children’s literature and the Story of Pinocchio, puppet-making workshops, puppet and marionette shows and minstrels enliven the visit to the Park, depending on the season. ]]></description>
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		<title>A day trip to Volterra..the city of &#8221; volturi &#8220;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volterra is one of the most important historical Tuscan town, first great Etruscan 'metropolis' (or as the ancient said 'lucumonia') then Roman settlement. The town known medieval, Medicean and Grand-ducal memorable events, despite to its decentralized location. In this page only its fortifications will be described, masterpieces of the medieval military architecture, and not the many other monuments, of ancient and medieval times, that rise inside the city walls.

Approaching Volterra the first thing to be noticed is its profile crowned by the imposing fortress, that rises at dominion of the underlying territory. This view make us understand how great was the strategical importance of the city. The hill on which it rises, about 555 meters high, is the higher of this area, unapproachable from every side without being sighted with large advance.
The Etruscan gate  'Porta all'Arco'

Volterra has Etruscan origins, at that time was called the rich Velhatri, and its first town-wall enclosure, built during the 5th/4th century A.C., was seven kilometers long. This was the era of its greatest territorial expansion that, with the aid of  the minerals extracted from the mines of the near 'Colline Metallifere' (Metalliferous Hills), brought Volterra to dominate the other 'lucumonie' (big cities) of the zone as Populonia and all the Tyrrhenian coast from Piombino to Luni, in the north of Tuscany. It was supposed that in 300 AC the city counted  25.000 inhabitants! In the 80 AC Volterra was, after a long siege, definitely conquered by the Roman, last big Etruscan lucumonia to capitulate. During the Longobard domination the city became a  territory depending directly from the emperor, called 'gastaldato', but in the 10th century the history of Volterra  turned into a negative trend. Hungarian troops, invoked to help the population in the war against the king of Italy Benengario I°, sacked the city, reducing it in ruins. After this episode, that left the town almost uninhabited, Volterra never reached its former Etruscan greatness.]]></description>
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		<title>My 3 best kept travel secrets for Prato &#8211; Italy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been tagged in " My 3 best kept "arttrav " -el secrets for Florence " a post by Alexandra . The post is a meme started by Katie of Tripbase.com .

And now my selection for Prato , because it's impossible to hide corners and monuments in Florence .

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