What to do & see in Lucca – Con articoli anche in italiano
La scultura lignea più antica nel mondo occidentale e` il Volto Santo di Lucca, secondo il comune di Lucca ed il vescovato della città, che hanno fatto l’annuncio il 19 febbraio 2020. Per 1200 anni, il Volto Santo nella Cattedrale di San Martino e` stato venerato dai lucchesi, i quali gli attribuiscono numerosi miracoli. I […]
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Prima che sentissero direttamente l’impatto della guerra, mia madre ottenne il suo diploma dal magistero in via San Nicolao, come sua sorella Gina, ed anche la sua amica Angela. Gina andò direttamente ad insegnare in Garfagnana, mentre mamma continuò gli studi, scegliendo chimica all’università di Pisa. Avrebbe voluto studiare medicina come la pediatra a Lucca […]
Continue ReadingThe City of Lucca announced Carbon-14 findings that the Volto Santo crucifix in its Cathedral of St. Martin, dates back to the late 8th-early 9th centuries.
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Watermelon Square ~ Piazza dei Cocomeri, may have been named during the centuries when a fruit and vegetable market occupied the square of St. Michael’s Church ~ Piazza San Michele.
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~ Jasmine At almost every turn in the heart of the city, the intoxicating scent of jasmine flows from walled gardens and around doorways. I am sure my mother, Joan or Giovanna as she was christened, noticed it too when she walked to school with her sister who was just a year and a half […]
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— and so do I — Viva la Repubblica! JUNE 2, 2020 ~ ITALIAN REPUBLIC DAY June 2 is the Festa della Repubblica, the Italian National Republic Day, one of the most important symbols of Italian national pride. Italy has only been a constitutional Republic for 74 years: Italians voted for it in 1946, ousting […]
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25 May 2020 The motto of Lucca is “Liberta`s” or Liberty, for freedom is what Lucchesi cherish above all. So this Memorial Day, as we show our appreciation for all those who have fought around the world to preserve our freedom, I am reminded of how this bravery impacted my Lucchese family directly. My […]
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That Wendy is so much fun, I just wish that I could get her to sit still on the altana and pet me for a few hours. I probably wouldn’t even give her any love bites. But she’s always so busy and running around this summer, I’m exhausted just thinking about it… So I’m going […]
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May 20, 2020, was the first day with zero contagions or deaths in the province of Lucca since the start of the emergency, according to Luigi Menesini of VERDEAZZURRONOTIZIE.IT While it’s a cause to celebrate, it’s also a reminder of the need to follow the rules: to not give up by being careful and responsible, […]
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VISITING LUCCA FOR THE FIRST TIME? Don’t miss these 5 top sites: TOP SITE #1. The city’s park-topped, Renaissance walls — aka, le mura. Rent a bike or go on foot: every meter of this 4.2 kilometer walk encircling the city is a pleasure for the senses. Look out onto vistas of the city or the […]
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