Lucca

European Adventure 2013

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October 22nd 2013
Our Scottish family had asked when they arrived in Lucca if they could borrow our car to go to Barga ("the most Scottish town in Italy") tonight. The Barga Celtic Supporters' Club was getting together to watch Celtic play Ajax in a Barga bar and as keen Celtic supporters themselves, they were keen to take part. Ced and I decided we'd have an outing in the morning so that we could be back b ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Viareggio

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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