Pievana at San Pancrazio in Tuscany The Church of San Pancrazio in Tuscany is a 10th century baptisimal church. It is situated in Lucca area. It is built in stone and has a nave and no aisles; the apse and the facade are surmounted by suspended arches. Its current layout Read more…
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…
Salted cake with fresh onions, zucchini and zucchini flowers. Camaiore style. Camaiore is a lovely little town 24 km NW from Lu7cca on the SP1 road. This excellent recipe is well know only in this area and is traditionally prepared at this time of year with the first harvest of 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…
When you leave the walls of Lucca heading northwest on the SS 12 road (the Brennero) towards Abetone, you will immediatly begin to notice the mountains surrounding the plain of Lucca. Our trip is taking us to Brancoli. Or rather to the villeges of the Brancoleria. On entering the tiny Read more…