Lucca

European Adventure 2013

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October 16th 2013
Heavy rain fell last night but today dawned bright and sunny. The market was on so we headed there with Jon & Mon via a walk around part of the city walls while the girls did some shopping on their own. We met them later then headed up the Torre Guinigi (this time with my camera!) for a bird’s-eye view of the city. Visits to the Duomo and other churches and another bike ride around the walls in ... 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