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Apricity in Lucca: city gardens to banish the winter blues
I have recently learned a new word: apricity. It comes from a Latin word: aperico …
Author: Paola Moschini
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Love Hill loop in Bagni di Lucca
I grew up in Ponte a Serraglio, one of the 20 villages included in the …
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Chasing the Angels in Lucca
Although the angels are spiritual beings and invisible creatures, art has provided them with a …
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Summer in Lucca: Tips and ideas to survive and stay cool in the city
I do not recall such a long hot summer like this one in 2022, the …
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Bites of… Puccini (Traditional Recipes)
To appreciate the opera composer Giacomo Puccini, born in Lucca in 1858, you need your …
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3 + 1 Madonna in Lucca you have to see
May is the month, when in Italy, we celebrate Mother’s Day, I have thought it …
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Lucca wines: 5 questions to make the most of your experience
Despite some initial embarrassment, I am glad my friend Allison has agreed to do this …
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Videos killed the tour guides? My Top Videos 2021/2
There is no need to add more to what it has already been said and …
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Nottolini’s aqueduct: facts and figures
There is a majestic work of art, architecture and engineering just outside Lucca walls. It …
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Stunners in the sky: Lucca’s top towers
I guess that once you have climbed the walls and walked a little bit around, …
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Lucca guide from A to Z
A – Amphitheater square. Maybe the best place in Lucca to see and to understand the …
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What happened behind the scenes …
Something that I really love about my job as tour guide is the almost countless …
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Slowing down: the low season for a tour guide
It is time to wrap up this 2016 season, I have not written in the …
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Santa Croce 2016
Just a few pictures to show you the magic and suggestive atmosphere you can experience …
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The Holy Cross Procession in the past and in the present
After the long White Night on Saturday, yesterday it started slowly but the city and …
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10 Things you should do for Settembre Lucchese 2016
Last week in my post I told you about Settembre Lucchese from the locals’ point …
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Settembre Lucchese from the Locals
Settembre Lucchese is a major topic and I have been thinking from where I should …
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A day at the beach in Versilia
When you arrive you might get disappointed or disorientated as you don’t immediately see the …
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Life of a Tour Guide: Erika, my first apprentice
On my previous post , I told you the tourist office story because the cooperation …
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Ballerina, Ravioli and Tagliatelle: let’s make Pasta!
I have to admit that until a few months ago the only ballerina I knew were …
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Friday night in Lucca? Aperitivo and Music on top of the Guinigi Tower!
One of the best thing that you can do when you arrive in an Italian …
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Life of a Tour Guide: The Tourist Information Office
Since August 2015 I have been involved in a very interesting project which you probably …
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Magnum on the set. Great Photographers and Cinema
This week I am happy to have a guest post by Ilaria Duranti, a friend …
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Life of a Tour Guide: Wine scouting around Lucca
I would like this to be a regular column in my blog: the life of …
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Lucca Summer Festival 2016
Get ready to dance and sing in Lucca in July! Piazza Napoleone will become an …
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Let’s start… a blog? Really?!
To open a blog is not such a big deal anymore, it has become something …