view of part of Lucca from the wall

Watch out Tuscany, here we come...

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September 13th 2008
Now that we have arrived and had some time to recover, its time to venture out into the countryside. First stop, Pisa and the first of many landmarks we will no doubt experience as we journey across this amazing land. We jagged a free car park along the road into town, and enjoyed a 1 km stroll thru the burbs to the centre of town. We turned the corner, literally, and there they were, the Lean ... 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