Events and last minute in Viareggio, city coast in Tuscany

Parade at Carnival

It’s a Carnival time!
The Carnival Foundation in Viareggio has spent millions to construct the Cittadella where creative men and women spend all their time constructing the second largest papier maché carnival in the world.
It is a modern miracle this carnival, and sure shakes the doldrums out of January through March for hundreds of thousands of fans who travel to the coast at Vaireggio yo enjoy these building size works of art every sunday and fat thuesday too.
All over Lucca, streets are brighter for the coloured “coriandolli” strewn everywhere and the children in their costumes. But here’s some great inside information. If you can be up and in the central piazza at the Cittadella every sunday morning you can watch the floats exit their hangers for free.
For the parade, spring for the euro 15,00 adult rate, kids under 11 are always free, and preteen to 13 are 10,00 euro because the carnival without the noise, music, lights and animated floats is just not to be missed.
Carnival at Viareggio is every sunday from january 31 (begins at 3.00 pm) through february 12 and february 16 pm for fat tuesday.
I suggest some of the most important hotels for your stay in Viareggio:

Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte
Hotel Astor
Hotel Plaza E De Russie
Hotel President
Palace Hotel

Official web-site: www.viareggio.ilcarnevale.com

Be there or be square!

Tuscany, farmhouse rentals

Agriturism and farmhouse in Tuscany - Lucca area
Apartments and farmhouse in Tuscany - Lucca hills

The farmhouse Agriturismo Valgiano is situated in a slope of Pizzorne mountains in a quite area among wide olivegroves and wineyards.
The agriturism has five apartments where the guests may relax themselves in the two swimming pools which lies a very beautiful position.
All apartments have facilities like TV, two double room, a sofa-bed, big living room, two bathroom with shower or bath, garden.
In Valgiano Agriturism is possible to buy olive oil and wine.
Rent apartments in Lucca area, it’ll be an unforgettable holiday !

Many informations on www.agriturismovalgiano.com

Battle of the Bridge in Pisa – Gioco del Ponte


Its origins may be lost in the mists of time, but this summer pageant with a cast of thousands is still the most important annual event in Pisa.
Armies representing the Mezzogiorno (south of the River Arno) and Tramontana (north of the river) neighbourhoods of the city meet at the Ponte di Mezzo, where the opposing teams demonstrate their physical strength and prowess.
No longer do they bludgeon each other with maces and pointed shields (as they did in days of yore), but instead they take turns to push an immense cart weighing several tons, and they are judged by the force of their efforts. Before the “battle” there is a grand procession along the banks of the Arno with hundreds of participants wearing medieval costume, many of them in the Spanish style of the late 16th-century. Approximately 100,000 turn out for the event each year.