Lucca Centro Storico

European Adventure 2013

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October 13th 2013
How could one not go to a market described as “Mercato Straodinario”? We set off this morning thinking this event was taking place near the Porta St Anna one of the gates to the old city, but when we got there, absolutely nothing was happening! The famous composer, Giacomo Puccini is a native of Lucca so we decided to check out his birthplace instead. It is tucked into the corner of one of the ... 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