Pieve Santo Stefano Church
This church was built on the site of a small, early Christian church betwen 1000 and 1200. Its Romanesque layout can still be seen on left side and in the apse with its the three windows with one light.
In the 16th century the church was enlarged and a portico was added to the faced, but the inside was completely redesigned at the end of the 18th century.
The church has a nave and two isles, and a vaulted ceiling with decorations dating back to 1910. Inside there is a very fine, late 16th century organ, the work of Onofrio Zecchini; an altar price by Zacchia with La Madonna tra i Santi Rocco e Sebastiano, which is now in the Villa Guinigi museum and has been replaced by an 19th century copy by Michele Ridolfi.
Bulding dreams in Tuscany
Many people have herad about italian bureaucracy. And there is a natural fear of purchasing property in a country where you don’t know the language or the costums.
There is “Anderò srl”, a company dedicated to finding unique locations in the lucchese hills and building luxury holiday homes for foreign and Italian buyers. What makes Anderò special is that Lou and Jim (the owners) take a personal interest in everyone they meet, becoming their personal guide through the process of home ownership.
They hope that everyone who buys a holiday home from them will become a friend, in the same way that Lou and Jim have become close friends with the people who helped make their transition to Lucca easy. it is more than just knowing the local lawyer, architect or builder. It is that personal relationships. You can see it in the enthusiasm they bring to their everyday activities, all aimed at fulfilling their company motto: building dreams in Tuscany.
They also know that foreign buyers of holiday homes want to be assured of the safety of their home want to be assured of the safety of their home when they are not resident, and many wiuld like a rental income to help offset their investment. That is why Anderò offers a wide range of property management and concierge services to owners and their guests, and a three year rental guarantee program to help buyers manage the cash flow from their holiday home.
Lou and Jim have a knack for finding special properties with exceptional features. Wheter it is the spectacular view from Villa Arsina or the tranquil valley below the church in San Gennaro, each Anderò development offers peace and beauty, along with hundreds of olive trees for the owners to share. The high quality of these for the owners to share. The high quality of these developments has attracted foreign and lucchese investors to Anderò many interested in buying their own holiday home upon the return from their investment. New investors are now being sought for future Anderò projects.
So, if you want to pursue your dream of a home in Tuscany and you find yourself in contact with Lou and Jim, don’t be surprised if you end up at Jim’s home just four miles from the walls of Lucca, learning to make pizza in his wood burning oven, overlooking the beautiful Apuan mountains. The Tuscan style pizza, the local Lucca and Montecarlo wines, and his homemade lemon ricotta torta at the end of the evening just might convince you to make Lucca Your home.
Luciano
Luciano is a small village with an exceptional position with a view of the Tyrrhenian coastline and wide section of the Versilia plain.
A narrow road crosses the entire length of the little village and at on either side there are numerous villas with their sober, elegant facades.
Every villa has a garden with flower beds and trees and they are almost like open-air drawing rooms with a view of the sea.
Amongst these: Villa Del Magro, with its austere facade, short stairway from the road and box hedges in the garden that looks out at the view; villa Cervelli, hidden behiand the thick vegetation of its garden; villa Pellegrini, also has a marvellous view of the Versilia coastline. All these country villas had their own family chapel, olive mill, lemon house and walled kitchen garden.
23 September
Conference “Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour: l’uomo e lo statista”
Opening festivities for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy to mark the bicentennial of the birth of C. B. Cavour. Organized by AC Lucca and the prefecture of Lucca.
24 September “I tre tenori -omaggio a Luciano Pavarotti”
Grand Opera Gala special produced by Puccinine
San Giovanni Church 9.30 Web site: www.puccinielasualucca.com
24 September – 15 October “Letterathe”
Cultural and literary meetings hed by the City Administration of Lucca in Villa Bottini, the Lucca Public Library, the Municipal Library.
organized by the Associazione Il Vallisneriano, the Reader’s Society and LuccAutori.
Lucca Public Library, Lucca Municipal Library, Villa Bottini, 5.00 pm and 9.15 pm
25 September “In search of the Pioppino”
Hike in search of this delicious mushroom
Starts from the Antraccoli Church, 10.00 am
25 September “Festival of Magic”
Display of the final course of magic sponsored by District 1 and organized by the Associazione Arti Libere.
Palazzo Pfanner Portico, 5.00 pm
26 September
“Puccini versus Verdi – The grat Italian opera challenge”
Grand Opera Gala special produced by Puccini e la sua Lucca Festival.
San Giovanni Church 9.30 pm Web site: www.puccinielasualucca.com
27 September “European Languages Day”
Session and conferences on the theme of “Multilingual Education and Humanities” and “Learning languages to build Europe” organized by the University of Pisa and the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca in collaboration with city and European officials.
Pisa – Aula Magna Nuova, Palazzo della Sapienza 9.00-12.00 noon
Lucca Palazzo Ducale, 2.00 pm – 7.00 pm
28 September “Amalia Paladini, una donna del Risorgimento”
Meeting with Maria Teresa Mori – Conference organized by the Centro Donna Lucca
Agorà Auditorium, 5.00 pm
29 September Solemn Pontifical
Feast of St. Michael
In the San Michele Foro, 5.00 pm
Forza Lucchese!
Yes, the football season has begun. It may seem only five minutes since the World Cup disappeared from our television screens (and let us not dwell on the performance of the Italian national team) but once again the Beautiful Game is with us.
And at the Stadio Porta Elisa in Lucca, hopes are high. After all, local team la Lucchese are on a bit of a roll, having been promoted in each of their last two seasons.
Associazione sportiva Lucchese Libertas 1905 to give them their full name or the “rossoneri” as they are commonly known from the colours of their strip now play in Lega pro 1 Division, otherwise known as Serie C.
A gripping season can be expected as the Lucchese battle to hold onto their new status, not least against local rivals in the same Division, Pisa ( first derby is at Porta Elisa on 17 ocotber) and Viareggio (an away match on 14 November).
Manager Giancarlo Favarin has made a great difference since he took over and as la Lucchese take to the pitch to the strains of “Nessun Dorma” once more, let’s hope he can do it again this season.
Tickets are available from the Tourist Information Office, Piazza Curtatone (just outside the railway station).
You’ll need to produce your passport or other evidence of identity.
