What to do & see in Lucca – Con articoli anche in italiano
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 […]
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On 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 […]
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Although the traditional procession on September 13, 2020, the eve of the feast of the Holy Cross – or Santa Croce – was cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions, the evening was still a success thanks to the innovative illumination of the route that the procession would have taken from the church of San Frediano to […]
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The City of Lucca has officially confirmed that there will be no procession with the Santa Croce (Holy Cross) on the eve of the Volto Santo‘s feast day. The traditional illumination of the procession route from San Frediano to the cathedral of San Martino, on 13 September 2020, will take place however, using LED votive […]
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As originally reported by Basketworldlife.it on August 24, 2020: a band of Lucca-bred and Lucca-proud basketball fanatics will breathe new life into Basketball Club Lucca (BCL) next season. Following its total shutdown earlier this year thanks to COVID-19, the team has some new staff and high hopes for the season. “We’ve decided to save our […]
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After the war, my zia Gina continued working as a teacher. The handsome South African soldier named Donny with whom she had fallen in love didn’t write as he had promised, so to divert herself she quickly fell for the attention of a puppy whom she called “Bijoux” – zio Carlo thought the name was […]
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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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Newlywed Marianna Meschi was a marvelous cook and probably only became better with age and experience. By the time I was two, I was convinced that her rice was the best thing on earth – to this day I credit her with indoctrinating me to love Lucca. Besides her rice, she was famous for her […]
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The 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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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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