Barga

European Adventure 2013

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October 17th 2013
Another sunny day and plans were made to take a train to Barga and explore the “most Scottish town in Italy” (apparently many Italian migrants to Scotland returned to Italy when the Italian economy improved and a large number resettled in Barga). We calculated the cost of taking public transport and this resulted in a search for a cheap car rental in Lucca. Jon found a bargain-priced 4 day ren ... 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