Lucca

European Adventure 2013

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October 7th 2013
Not a very exciting morning…got up late, had breakfast, organised some accommodation in Munich, put on some washing, got the dishwasher going, overloaded the power supply and tripped the safety switch. Time to make a move, so we walked to the Cathedral of St Martin (the Duomo), a huge edifice built in the 13thcentury and in incredibly good condition. Fantastic sculptures and paintings f ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca

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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