La California
La California is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Bibbona, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was.
The town is about from Livorno and from Bibbona.
History
The town developed starting from 19th century, but it has been inhabited since before: around the locality of Crocino, an Etruscan tomb from 6th century BC has been discovered.The name of the town comes from the story of, who traveled from the Mediterranean sea to California, back and forth, and gave this name to the town.
Since 2004, and every 4 years, inhabitants of La California hold mock elections coinciding with the presidential elections of the United States of America. The vote is not taken into account in the official results, but it is sent to the nearest United States consulate in Florence.