Basketball è tornato a Lucca!
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BASKETBALL in Lucca is back!
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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Un segreto di famiglia
Dopo la guerra, zia Gina continuò a fare la maestra. Donny, il bel soldato sudafricano di cui si era innamorata, non le scrisse mai come aveva promesso, e allora lei cercò di svagarsi dando tutto il suo affetto a un cucciolo non di razza che chiamò “Bijoux”. Quando zio Carlo sentì il nome esclamò: “Altro […]
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More lovely than ever…
The statue of “la pupporona” as she is fondly referred to by Lucchesi, is now fully restored to her original beauty, according to the city of Lucca. The statue gracing a fountain in piazza San Salvatore, is officially named the Fountain of the Water Nymph but is colloquially referred to as the Fountain of the […]
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Più bella che mai…
Sì è concluso in questi giorni il restauro della fontana della naiade comunemente chiamata dai lucchesi “Pupporona” in piazza San Salvatore, secondo l’Ufficio Stampa della città di Lucca. La fontana è quindi utilizzabile dai cittadini che potranno nuovamente attingere l’acqua dell’acquedotto di Nottolini, voluto da Maria Luisa di Borbone quasi 200 anni fa. La statua fu realizzata […]
Continue ReadingA Family Secret
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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Lucca: Visite guidate gratuite
Partirà venerdì 24 luglio il calendario @Lucca #cisivededivenerdì, con 20 visite guidate gratis ogni venerdì fino alla fine di settembre. Guide professioniste accompagneranno visitatori e cittadini a scoprire i luoghi segreti di Lucca ed i luoghi noti, ma sempre con tematiche inedite. E’ un progetto realizzato da guide turistiche professionali lucchesi e finanziato dalla città […]
Continue ReadingLucca: 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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Home ~ Via San Paolino, 6
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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Where to Stay in Lucca
Lucca is a great place in and of itself. In fact, it shouldn’t be treated like a quick stopover, but rather as a place from which to savor the best of Tuscany. This means not rushing in and out on a bus or even by train — though transportation on either is extremely convenient. […]
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