Lucca Elegance May the pagan month. But also the month when spring sunshine flooding into rooms can get you thinking about replacing tired fabrics or furniture. If you’re feeling the nestbuilding urge, you could do worse than spend the weekend of 14-16 may at Lucca Elegance, the art, antiques and Read more…
Walks thorough the Massaciuccoli marshlands 10, 16, 24 May. In the San Rossore Estate, 22, 23 May. Walking in the Alpi Apuane. Guided tours of nature trails. Visit the caves, see phenomenal stalactites and stalagmites at the Equi terme Spa in Fivizzano, the Antro del Corchia (Levignani di Stazzema) and Read more…
The name is Longobard in origin and comes from Massagrausi (the farm of Grauso), a wealthy man who owned most of the land in the area. In 932, king Hugo of Provence donated Massagrausi to the priests of the cathedral of Lucca. Thanks to this, Massarosa was saved from expansionist Read more…
National Museum of Bargello The National Museum has its setting in one of the oldest buildings in Florence that dates back to 1255. Initially the headquarters of the Capitano del Popolo (Captain of the People) and later of the Podestà, the palace became, in the sixteenth century, the residence of Read more…
Giacomo Puccini May 2010 Events in Lucca TUTTI I LUNEDI’, MARTEDI’ E MERCOLEDI’ DEL MESE /EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH SPECIAL CONCERTS “PUCCINI AND MOZART” (always with different performers and programmes) TUTTI I GIOVEDI’ DEL MESE – EVERY THRUSDAY OF THE MONTH UNA NOTTE ALL’OPERA/A NIGHT AT Read more…