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The Antico Podere in Valiano is 350 meters away from the village of Valiano (with all kinds of shops) fraction of Montepulciano, easily reachable by car: highway hub of Chiusi Chianciano A1-(21 km) for those coming from South and the A1 highway junction Sinalunga / Bettole (km. 12)for those coming from North .

The monumental Palace of Caserta, created by the king Charles of Bourbon during the XVIII century, was built to be a new Versailles, a symbol of the greatness of the new kingdom. The architect of this incredible masterpiece was Luigi Vanvitelli. Charles of Bourbon decided to build that Royal Palace in Caserta because in 1742 the British fleet threatened to bombard Naples to obtain the neutrality of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies in the war of succession for the throne of Austria. It would have been quite easy to shell Naples from the sea: that is the reason why the Bourbon king founded a new capital away from the coast.

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• green lemons (if you can't find unripe lemons, just use the yellow ones) - 2 or 3 large
• pure grain alcohol - 1/2 liter
• water - 1/2 liter
• sugar - about 1 lb.

Step 1: Cut the rinds off of the lemons leaving the white part behind. Put these with the alcohol into a glass container or bottle and allow the alcohol to infuse the lemon rinds for 3-4 days. If you're using yellow (ripe) lemons, you can squeeze about a tablespoon of juice into the alcohol to ensure you get a strong flavor.
Step 2: After 3-4 days, separate the rinds from the alcohol (squeeze the rinds to extract any juice from them) and thr ... continue