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 …
I have recently learned a new word: apricity. It comes from a Latin word: aperico …
I grew up in Ponte a Serraglio, one of the 20 villages included in the …
Although the angels are spiritual beings and invisible creatures, art has provided them with a …
I do not recall such a long hot summer like this one in 2022, the …
To appreciate the opera composer Giacomo Puccini, born in Lucca in 1858, you need your …
May is the month, when in Italy, we celebrate Mother’s Day, I have thought it …
Despite some initial embarrassment, I am glad my friend Allison has agreed to do this …
There is no need to add more to what it has already been said and …
There is a majestic work of art, architecture and engineering just outside Lucca walls. It …
I guess that once you have climbed the walls and walked a little bit around, …
A – Amphitheater square. Maybe the best place in Lucca to see and to understand the …
Something that I really love about my job as tour guide is the almost countless …
It is time to wrap up this 2016 season, I have not written in the …
Just a few pictures to show you the magic and suggestive atmosphere you can experience …
After the long White Night on Saturday, yesterday it started slowly but the city and …
Last week in my post I told you about Settembre Lucchese from the locals’ point …
Settembre Lucchese is a major topic and I have been thinking from where I should …
When you arrive you might get disappointed or disorientated as you don’t immediately see the …
On my previous post , I told you the tourist office story because the cooperation …
I have to admit that until a few months ago the only ballerina I knew were …
One of the best thing that you can do when you arrive in an Italian …
Since August 2015 I have been involved in a very interesting project which you probably …
This week I am happy to have a guest post by Ilaria Duranti, a friend …
I would like this to be a regular column in my blog: the life of …
Get ready to dance and sing in Lucca in July! Piazza Napoleone will become an …
To open a blog is not such a big deal anymore, it has become something …