NEWS LUCCA 27 OCTOBER 2025
Fred the mascot welcomes guests to Lucca Hostel and Rooms San Frediano
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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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Wine, Witches & More
The outskirts of Montecarlo are a great venue for a hike.
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COUNTRY PLEASURES OF THE CASENTINO
Many years ago we discovered a happy, mysteriously isolated place. The hills, nearly mountains, there are rich with dense forest and wild boar, thickly built stone homes as well as beautiful vineyards and fields of grain. This is the Casentino, a region in Tuscany that’s conveniently just two hours directly east of Lucca and […]
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STASERA: LA NOTTE BIANCA DI LUCCA TORNA IN CENTRO STORICO
Per sabato 27 agosto: ecco il ricchissimo menù per un pubblico di tutte le età Musei aperti, visite guidate, iniziative per bambini e famiglie, danza nelle piazze, musica, concerti, eventi speciali con il clou della mezzanotte in piazza San Martino, ma anche negozi e ristoranti aperti e Dj set nei locali. E’ un “menù” ricchissimo […]
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COVID o Niente COVID LORO SONO APERTI…
VEDRETE CHE I RISTORANTI E CAFFÈ CHE ABBIAMO RACCOMANDATO offrono piatti odierni per asporto o con consegna a domicilio Le nostre RACCOMANDAZIONI non sono state sollecitate e non sono pubblicità pagata – sono semplicemente le nostre opinioni La Buca di Sant’Antonio EXTRA SPECIALE: I PIATTI D’ASPORTO DELLA BUCA DI SANT’ANTONIO Ora è possibile godersi i […]
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What to STILL love about Lucca: COVID or No COVID
With the latest restrictions on travel and interactions outside one’s family making life so difficult, I thought it was a good time to UPDATE & repost an article by my happy self six months ago… Having arrived May 13th, I am looking forward to completing my first week soon! (In the spring, everyone arriving from […]
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COVID or No COVID THEY ARE OPEN…
CHECK WITH OUR RECOMMENDED Best Restaurants & Cafès for DAILY SPECIALS to TAKE OUT Our RECOMMENDATIONS are: Unsolicited – Unpaid – Just Our Opinions EXTRA SPECIAL TAKE-OUT… La Buca di Sant’Antonio Recommendation Forno a vapore Amedeo Giusti Recommendation Franklin ’33 Recommendation Il Mercatino del Pesce Recommendation Ristorante Il Giglio & Gigliola Recommendation Pasticceria Dianda Recommendation […]
Continue ReadingEXTRA SPECIAL: Take-out from La Buca di Sant’Antonio
Experience Lucca’s most Authentic Food Experience AT HOME TORTELLINI in BRODO announce the arrival of fall — most of all the Buca’s tortellini that are famous for their rich flavor. Follow those with pappardelle in hare sauce or wild boar in umido with olives and polenta, and finish with castagnaccio (chestnut pie) with shepard-fresh sheep’s […]
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