Good Friday procession in Lanciano

A Quiet Weekend in Lanciano

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April 16th 2011
Not much happening here this weekend. George and Debbie went to a conference in Istanbul so I am here in Lanciano on my own. Spent Saturday morning wandering around the market. They have a market every Saturday morning that takes up much of the downtown area. The vendors set up stalls and sell clothes, house wares, shoes, material, furniture and of course the ubiquitous electronics you see at ... read more

Europe » Italy » Abruzzo » Lanciano

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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