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CiCi “La Quarantina” tells her exciting story: Chapter 1 – At the Beach

At the Beach I am a kitten. My name is CiCi, but sometimes I call myself ‘La Quarantina’, since I was born in Castiglione di Garfagnana right in the middle of the pandemic. Castiglione di Garfagnana The little barn that I called home for about a week was great, but my owner Grace promptly whisked […]

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Overcome Jet lag on the way to Lucca: Indulge in a drive on E80

Driving from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport to Lucca?You’ve had a grueling time on the plane. Enough is enough. Indulge in some R&R on the way to Lucca. DON’T take the Autostrada del Sole – A11.Drive north instead on the wind swept, tollway known as E80/SS1. The sea views will take your breathe away. This highway, originally […]

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Visiting Italy with your pup?  Lucca is one of the most dog-friendly cities in the country

PREMERE PER LEGGERE IN ITALIANO Many innovative and valuable interventions by the city’s administration recognize the importance of the human-animal relationship – particularly those bonds formed during COVID. Working in collaboration with the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Pisa for the European research project In-Habit, the city wishes to promote the value […]

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Lucca Trek: 13 itineraries to enjoy on foot or by bike

Extraordinary Lucchesia – the area including Lucca’s city center, its beloved walls and its outer neighborhoods, has fascinating places you should explore.  To help, a new map of 13 potential walks and hikes has just been published by the city’s Tourism Board called Lucca Trek.   Meander just a few kilometers southwest of the city to […]

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Tourist BOOM in Lucca

The first five months of 2023 brought a boost in tourism to Lucca unseen except perhaps before COVID: receipts from bus revenue quadrupled, tourist tax income almost doubled and 20,000 more people visited the city’s towers… Assessor Remo Santini asserts: “The quality of this influx benefits all. The city’s identity is the added value that […]

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Eventi per dare il benvenuto ai lucchesi rientrati

I soci e gli amici dell’Associazione Lucchesi nel Mondo sono invitati a riservare un posto alle seguenti attività per festeggiare il loro ritorno a Lucca per la Festa di Santa Croce 2022. Si prega di contattare Lucchesi nel Mondo all’indirizzo lucchesinelmondo@virgilio.it o al +39 0583 467855 per prenotare o richiedere maggiori informazioni… 9 settembre, ore […]

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INTERVISTA con il NUOVO SINDACO di LUCCA: MARIO PARDINI

Il 9 agosto 2022 Luccalife.com ha avuto il piacere di intervistare il ​​neoeletto Sindaco di Lucca Mario Pardini nel suo ufficio di Palazzo Orsetti. Il suo dinamismo, intelligenza e approccio considerato al governo della città è eccitante e fresco. Se leggi questo, siamo sicuri che sarai d’accordo con noi…. Il testo della nostra intervista con […]

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Meet the New Mayor: an interview with Mario Pardini, newly elected mayor of Lucca

On 9 August 2022, LuccaLife.com had the pleasure of interviewing the newly elected Mayor of Lucca Mario Pardini at his office in Palazzo Orsetti. His dynamism, intelligence, and thoughtful approach to governing the city is exciting and inspiring.   If you read this, we are sure you’ll agree with us…. The text of our interview […]

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A Family Secret

After the war, my zia Gina continued working as a teacher. The handsome South African soldier named Donny with whom she had fallen in love didn’t write as he had promised, so to divert herself she quickly fell for the attention of a puppy whom she called “Bijoux” – zio Carlo thought the name was […]

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The War

Before World War II started to impact her and her family’s life directly, my Mom finished her teaching degree but unlike her sister, Gina, who went straight to work at a middle school in Garfagnana, Mom continued her university studies.  She studied Chemistry at the University of Pisa after receiving an associate teaching degree because […]

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SCONTI @ Lucca Comics & Games 2025

Lucca Comics & Games 2025: arrivano gli sconti per lucchesi Oggi il 18 settembre 2025 – a meno di due mesi dal festival, con il supporto del Comune di Lucca, due società del gruppo: Lucca Crea e Lucca Plus stringono un patto per arricchire le opportunità dei lucchesi allo stesso tempo che diminuiscono il costo […]

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Joan Bedini Roberti, destinataria della medaglia d’oro in memoria 2023

n. 18 maggio 1923 m. 20 marzo 2020 Sempre sorridente, coraggiosa e senz’altro testona, Giovanna (o Joan come si fece chiamare negli stati uniti), non si faceva abbattere dagli pregiudizi e ignoranza della gente.  Diventava indigna quando le regole non erano seguite. Durante la guerra, avendo completato una laurea all’Istituto Magistrale Statale Paladini e essendo […]

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E’ arrivato il bando dai Lucchesi nel Mondo per le nomine di candidati a ricevere una medaglia d’oro per essersi distinti all’estero

Sebbene i cittadini di Lucca credano con orgoglio che la loro città sia la migliore al mondo, anche loro hanno una tradizione secolare di tante ragioni per lasciarla: sia per fare fortuna, fuggire persecuzioni religiose, per vendere la seta, l’olio d’oliva o figurine, tanti se ne vanno ma raramente lo fanno senza l’intenzione di ritornare […]

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Joan Bedini Roberti, recipient of the Lucchesi nel Mondo Gold Medal in memoriam

28 May 1923 – 20 June 2020 Always smiling, courageous and undoubtedly stubborn, Giovanna (or Joan as she called herself in the United States) Bedini Roberti, did not let people’s prejudices and ignorance slow her down. She became indignant when rules weren’t followed. During the war, having completed her master’s degree at the Istituto Statale […]

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CONGRATULAZIONI alla giunta Pardini per il BOOM del Turismo a Lucca!!!

Nonostante la bassa stagione e le previsioni di pioggia per la fine settimana di Pasqua, gli agriturismi lucchesi hanno registrato l’esaurito con turisti europei, i quali hanno invaso pure i ristoranti della regione. Attirare turisti anche durante i periodi tradizionalmente “lenti” è stata una grande vittoria per l’amministrazione di Sindaco Mario Pardini che aveva questo […]

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