Wine, Witches & More
The outskirts of Montecarlo are a great venue for a hike.
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Expert Italian Advice
Ditch 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. […]
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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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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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A Country Walk: the perfect getaway
Getting far from the hustle and bustle of city life is simple in Lucca – at about a mile down the viale San Concordio is Sorbano del Vescovo, better known as ‘Sorbanello’. There, just off the path under the acqueducts, lies a grass road along the Lozzori River that dives into fields of sunflowers, hay, […]
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Il settembre lucchese torna in piena forza…
MUSICHE della PROCESSIONE:
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Lucca: Free Guided Tours
Starting July 24, 2020, Secret Lucca will feature 20 free tours on Friday afternoon and evenings, sponsored by the city of Lucca and professional tour guides. The 60-90 minute tours, originating in Piazza San Michele at 18:30 and 21:00 every Friday through September 30, 2020, will cover unusual topics developed by the guides to interest […]
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L’IMPRESSIONISMO ALL’ITALIANA Una rara e sorprendente opportunità per intravedere l’evoluzione di Plinio Nomellini, maestro della luminosità E` facile e piacevole raggiungere Seravezza da Lucca — in 30 minuti sull’A11 si può sfuggire la città per piaceri culturali e gastronomici in un ambiente di montagna. Prima di decidere quando visitare, vi consigliamo di controllare le […]
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Location, location, NOT
It can be intimidating to defy SIRI and take the “road less traveled,” but the rewards can be huge. On the way to Lucca from an errand in the Florentine suburb of Scandicci, we chose be different and take the Via Statale/State Route 66 (rather than the Autostrada 11) on the way home. While even […]
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WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT an ITALIAN can do with IMPRESSIONISM…
In italiano a: https://luccalife.com/finalmente-italiano-non-perdere-le-nostre-notizie-iscriverti-luccalife-com/ ON VIEW NOW: A Rare Luminous Glimpse into Nomellini’s Evolution Thru November 5, 2017 Palazzo Mediceo – Seravezza (LU) Seravezza, the site of the Nomellini exhibit, is an easy and lovely escape from the city into the mountains — just 30 minutes away on A11. We highly recommend that you combine this […]
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