Opulant houses in Bagna di Lucca

Rainy day

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May 30th 2008
Another rainy day; really raining this time. So we stayed in and watched a video, what a novelty. With some wine, cheese and nibbles; cozy and relaxing. In the afternoon we took a look around Bagna Di Lucca, the nearest town. What a lovely little town. It has natural warm springs that are supposedly therapeutic. Napoleons sister was one of the first aristocrats to frequent the area along with many ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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