Lucca Cento Storico

European Adventure 2013

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October 12th 2013
12th October 2013 The forecast for today was for a cool morning followed by heavy rain in the afternoon, so we decided to head off to the supermarket and get some supplies before the weather changed. By the time we returned home and had lunch the weather had improved - weather forecasting is a dodgy business anywhere in the world - so we walked to the botanic gardens (Orto Botanico) and enjoyed ... 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