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Background: 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 established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.
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November 3rd 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
Day 14 Lucca We rented bikes today and rode around on the city walls (4.2 kilometers, and we went around twice...) in the warm sun....the city is very liveable...compact and with many no-car areas ... 15 photos [full story]
Day 14 Lucca We rented bikes today and rode around on the city walls (4.2 kilometers, and we went around twice...) in the warm sun....the city is very liveable...compact and with many no-car areas ... 15 photos [full story]
78 days ago: Kathy and Andrew published a blog
His name was Lucca and he lived by the Ghetto Riviera
His name was Lucca and he lived by the Ghetto Riviera
September 8th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
August 29, 2009 - Lucca & Viareggio, Italy Today we left Rome and had a long day of driving to get to the northern hilltop town of Lucca just west of Florence. On the way we passed Pisa, which is ... 2 photos [full story]
August 29, 2009 - Lucca & Viareggio, Italy Today we left Rome and had a long day of driving to get to the northern hilltop town of Lucca just west of Florence. On the way we passed Pisa, which is ... 2 photos [full story]
August 31st 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
Day 22: Port of Livorno (Florence, Pisa, Livorno) - City of Lucca: Temp 36C: Vera and I had opted for a tour of the walled city of Old Lucca, home to the ancient Etruscans, reached by driving thro ... 7 photos [full story]
Day 22: Port of Livorno (Florence, Pisa, Livorno) - City of Lucca: Temp 36C: Vera and I had opted for a tour of the walled city of Old Lucca, home to the ancient Etruscans, reached by driving thro ... 7 photos [full story]
August 22nd 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
Okay; I've gone on and on and ON about getting ready for this trip, both here and here. And there was talk of my mother possibly coming along with me for this looming Italian trip-- talk which, in a ... [full story]
Okay; I've gone on and on and ON about getting ready for this trip, both here and here. And there was talk of my mother possibly coming along with me for this looming Italian trip-- talk which, in a ... [full story]
August 22nd 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
Do you like to shop? I don't. I like to go and buy the things I need, checking them off a list as I go along from store to store, not doing any comparison shopping or wielding coupons. I mean, it's no ... [full story]
Do you like to shop? I don't. I like to go and buy the things I need, checking them off a list as I go along from store to store, not doing any comparison shopping or wielding coupons. I mean, it's no ... [full story]
August 22nd 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
I finally decided to do it-- after 25 years, ritorno in Italia ! That's not bad, this going to Italy every 25 years. At this rate my next trip will occur when I'm 78 years old, and who knows? It may b ... [full story]
I finally decided to do it-- after 25 years, ritorno in Italia ! That's not bad, this going to Italy every 25 years. At this rate my next trip will occur when I'm 78 years old, and who knows? It may b ... [full story]
August 22nd 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
DAY ONE Norma Shearer, playing Elizabeth Barrett, gets all excited when Robert Browning nudges her to come to Italy with him. " Italy... ah, Italy!" she gushes, and rightly so. That's what I felt l ... [full story]
DAY ONE Norma Shearer, playing Elizabeth Barrett, gets all excited when Robert Browning nudges her to come to Italy with him. " Italy... ah, Italy!" she gushes, and rightly so. That's what I felt l ... [full story]
July 29th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
"What do you mean we are going on a road trip with your mum and dad?" It is not an understatement to say that Tom was less than impressed at the idea of sharing a very small confined space with me, my ... 15 photos [full story]
"What do you mean we are going on a road trip with your mum and dad?" It is not an understatement to say that Tom was less than impressed at the idea of sharing a very small confined space with me, my ... 15 photos [full story]
July 14th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
Hi Everyone! We now have been on our second farm for a little over a week and are happy to say that things have been going very well in comparision to our last place! We are a little bit tired of g ... [full story]
Hi Everyone! We now have been on our second farm for a little over a week and are happy to say that things have been going very well in comparision to our last place! We are a little bit tired of g ... [full story]
July 8th 2009 Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca
Ciao a Tutti! We left our first farm last sunday (the 5th) and took a beautiful train ride to a little town in the Tuscany area called Lucca. The train was a great experience and it made for an easy ... [full story]
Ciao a Tutti! We left our first farm last sunday (the 5th) and took a beautiful train ride to a little town in the Tuscany area called Lucca. The train was a great experience and it made for an easy ... [full story]
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