Flower power Whatever your view of Springtime, there is no doubting that April is the month when all Lucchesia returns to bloom. From 17-19 April, the place to be is at Borgo a Mozzano in the Serchio Valley, where the Azalea Festival will be in full swing a wonderful gardeners’ Read more…
“A look into the invisible” A major exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi tells the story of Giorgio De Chirico’s extraordinary artistic career and the dual impact that this painting had on modern art and painters such as Carrà and Morandi, or Max Ernst, Magritte and Balthus. One hundred works from exclusive Read more…
Giacomo Puccini April 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…
You won’t find the Easter Bunny in Italy, but you will find some interesting Italian Easter celebrations. Easter, Pasqua in Italian, has its share of rituals and traditions. The Monday following Easter, la Pasquetta is also a holiday throughout Italy. While the days before Easter in Italy include solemn processions Read more…
Montecatini Terme Montecatini-Terme rises along the Valley of Nievole. The town is a famous bath resort for the effectiveness of its chloride-phosphate-sodium waters. The atmosphere and setting suggest bygone days, and in fact most of the baths and hotels date from the early 19th century. But as early as the Read more…