Who were these English milords portrayed by Pompeo Batoni and currently to be seen in the Palazzo Ducale? Where did they live? What was their life like? The portraits send messages of their social status and trough the painter’s interpretation, their personalities. But who where they in reality? Open sesame! Read more…
Coincidentally enough at the press conference for this the 5th edition of Lucca Donna Jazz, held in the Headquarters of the patrons Fondazione Banca del Monte, the conversation spontaneously turned to this era of Lucca Jazz. The board members reminisced their teenage pilgrimages to San Giorgio in the hope of Read more…
The year -long celebration of the 150th anniversary of Puccins birth is now drawing to a close. His actual birthday on 22 december will be celebrate musically with a concert in the Teatro del Giglio with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and solo artists. This has been a remarkable year in Read more…
Casale Sodini is proud to offer you the chance to savour – “Meeting with the Artists in Pietrasanta”. Book the Villa during January 2009 for a stay at any time in 2009 and we’ll include “Meeting with the Artists in Pietrasanta” program of event at no extra cost! This enchanting Read more…
Matilde of Canossa,Countess of Tuscany, also called “the Church -builder”, was the most influential woman of her time(1046-1115), and probably of any time. She was the sole survivor of a powerful Longobard family. At the age of 8 she inherited from her father Maurquis Bonifacio 3 vast amounts of Lombardy Read more…