Lucca takes flight: Celebrating 100 years of Aeronautic Achievements
Lucca celebrates local hero Aviator Carlo Del Prete along with 100 years of military aeronautics.
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Lucca celebrates local hero Aviator Carlo Del Prete along with 100 years of military aeronautics.
Continue ReadingSummer’s Over but No One is Sleeping LUCCA’S WHITE NIGHT FESTIVAL IS BACK! Expect more than 70,000 people in the historic center of Lucca to celebrate Saturday, August 26th Museums will be open for the first time, more free guided tours, special events for children & families, dance & dancing in the squares, live music […]
Continue ReadingLucca’s walls host an enchanting evening of music and dance on the night of San Lorenzo
Continue ReadingIt’s an unforgettably beautiful experience that’s good for you too 😃 Take your choice of pavement, gravel or grass: the park along the top of Lucca’s renaissance walls has all you need to enjoy a quick or leisurely trek under a canopy of trees and within view of the flowers that sprout spontaneously along the […]
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Continue ReadingAt 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 […]
Continue ReadingDitch the crowds at the beach and head for these little-known oases: fresh-water swimming holes, waterfalls & streams await From Malbacco to Candalla and then Gaudine here are some enchanting places in the backwoods of Versilia The mercury rises, the beaches are crowded and very often you can’t find a bit of relief there anyway. […]
Continue ReadingHot? Tired? Need a quiet space to rest? Worry not. Lucca has many gardens, not just atop its walls… One of the most lovely hides just steps from the […]
Continue ReadingDriving 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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