What to do & see in Lucca – Con articoli anche in italiano
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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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 […]
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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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Here’s the latest news direct from Lucca Comics & Games — Changes: Lucca, 25 October 2020 – The Changes Edition of Lucca Comics & Games will be totally digitized. In respect of the new governmental decree regarding COVID safety requirements, the festival taking place from October 29 to November 1, 2020, will put forward more […]
Continue ReadingSecondo le ultime notizie dirette da Lucca Comics & Games — Changes: Lucca, 25 ottobre 2020 – L’edizione Changes di Lucca Comics & Games vira completamente sul digitale. In osservanza del nuovo DPCM, il festival che si svolgerà dal 29 ottobre al 1 novembre mette in atto il piano d’azione progettato per offrire un programma […]
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Domenica, 18 ottobre 2020 alle 16.30, nell’auditorium di San Romano a Lucca, si presenterà VOCI: Impronte femminili nella storia italiana– ingresso libero su prenotazione. L’evento propone un coro di voci femminili, di tutte le età, che leggeranno le storie e le parole di donne che hanno vissuto in italia in diverse epoche e che hanno […]
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, October 18, 2020, in Lucca’s San Romano, an event called VOCI – VOICES: The Impact of Women on Italian History will present a chorus of women’s voices to enact the experiences of women who lived in Italy in different eras but who all left an indelible mark on the country’s culture. Among those […]
Continue ReadingBefore there was pizza in Lucca, there was focaccia – delicious bread dough flattened into sheets that are pressed down with the baker’s finger tips, drizzled with olive oil and salt and baked to golden deliciousness. To taste it warm from the oven is heavenly. A truly great baker knows how to make focaccia thin […]
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September 26, 2020: With Mayor Alessandro Tambellini’s announcement today, Lucca joins just four other Italian cities recognized by UNESCO for their commitment to learning and growth as communities. As a member of UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities, the city will benefit from policy dialogue and peer learning between member cities. Lucca was chosen because […]
Continue ReadingCome to the Mercatino del Pesce in the Sant’Anna neighborhood just outside Lucca’s walls. Imagine getting extremely fresh fish fried in the lightest of batters that’s prepared for you on the spot and delivered immediately to your table. The stage would already be set for a great experience, but in this case the quality of […]
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