What to do & see in Lucca – Con articoli anche in italiano
Ei, eccomi, sono CiCi. Dopo aver letto di come Roberto Roberto Guinigi abbia scansato il potenziale disastro del Progetto BRENDA, e di come la sua zuppa speciale di farro abbia risolto la crisi a Madeira, forse penserai: tutti i problemi in questo racconto si risolvono grazie alle geniali capacità di Doppio R Guinigi e del […]
Continue ReadingHi, CiCi here. After reading about how Roberto Roberto Guinigi salvaged the disaster that was Project BRENDA, and about how his special farro soup solved the crisis in Madeira, you may be thinking: all of the problems in this story get solved by Double R Guinigi’s brilliant planning and anticipation of obstacles, right? Think again […]
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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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“National and foreign media attention on Lucca is growing”, says Remo Santini, Tourism Assessor for the city of Lucca. “Already the setting for international and national films, TV series and programs, in recent months Lucca has become the focus of many famous influencers and specialized magazines. They have focussed on telling about our city, filming […]
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In places I have lived in Firenze and Siena, the local church played a massive role in one’s identity as a Florentine or Senese. The parades in Florence for the ancient game of calcio fiorentino pit players from the churches of Santo Spirito, Santa Maria Novella, San Giovanni and Santa Croce in matches which are […]
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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 gelsomino A quasi ogni angolo, nel cuore della città, il profumo forte, quasi ubriacante del gelsomino inonda le mura di giardini, ed emana da portoni circondati dai suoi rami. Sono sicura che anche mia madre, Joan o Giovanna come si chiamava allora, lo avrà notato quando faceva la strada per andare a scuola […]
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MUSICHE della PROCESSIONE:
Continue ReadingLucca’s famous FESTIVAL of SANTA CROCE – HOLY CROSS returns in full force MUSIC from the PROCESSION:
Continue ReadingAugust 31, 2022 Toscana Economia – IL TIRRENO SKIPPING EXPENSIVE ENERGY by FRANCESCA FERRI Living without paying for gas: in Grosseto the condominium that heats up with “do-it-yourself” geothermal energy. What it is and how it works… Not all Italians look at their gas bill with terror. There are some, indeed, who do not even […]
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