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Via di Tiglio, 109, Lucca, 55100, Italy
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In the gardens at Villa Bottini
Part of Lucca's walls
SS Giovanni e Reparata
The Ramparts of Lucca
Can anybody help us in finding house, villa, farm or casle for my family. We want to visit the Toscany region for about one week in the end of june. If there is a pool it will be plended, but not a must have. We whant to hire cars so we can move around. Therefore the house don´t need to be in any city. If it is in driving distanse from the see, it would be fine. Regards GunnarG from Norway.
I have found in the past that many choices are available from Travel Tuscany. They have homes, apartments, and villas all over Tuscany. My wife and I stayed in the Colle Di Val D'Elsa area, close to Siena, Florence, San Gimignano, Volterra, and the Chianti region. Their website is: www.traveltuscany.net
am staying between lucca and florence via the parker company - they have rentals that i feel are reasonable and their willingness to help has always impressed me - remember that there is a low/mid/ and high season - you can find them on the web at www.parkercompany.com or something like that = they have also been willing to help with a night stay here and there- car rental- train accomodations etc. ask for erin and tell her dan from pittsburgh recommended you - they will send you a catalogue pronto
This church was built between 560 and 588. In the XIII century it was heightened and a golden mosaic was added on its facade. The church you see today was built between 1112 and 1147. One of the masterpieces you can admire inside is a baptismal font built in the XII century. This church houses the mummified body of Saint Zita.
On our day trip from Lucca to the Garfagnana area, we went to the small village of Vogli Sotto. This village is near Lake Vogi.
I took this picture as we were leaving. The area is a combination of rugged terrain, mountains, forests, small villages nestled into the sides of mountains, and fantastic man-made bridges to travel this wild area.
It's quite an exciting drive. Of course, we got lost on the way back to Castelnuovo Garfagnana. A friendly young man gave us excellent directions back. Such kind people.
Funny how we did not panic when we were lost, even though we had to return at a specific time to pick up a jacket that Allan had purchased that was being tailored. At home, we would have been so upset. Yes, it's funny how Italy has such a calming effect on both Allan and me.
Strongly raccomended by Slow Food Association and by locals, we did not eat there in favour of the quiter Osteria I santi but we went there to have a coffee and realized we had to go there instead. Very very noisy, very touristy (too near to the Anfiteatro Square) but exactly what you expected by an osteria in Toscana; warmness and politeness and genuine food. I just reccomend you to go there before rush hours (so before 13 and befor 19.30) Typical Tuscany's dishes
This palace was built in the second half of the XVII century for the Moriconi family. They were noble silk merchants. In 1680 the property was taken over by the Contarini; another family of noble merchants. In the second half of the ninethenth century the palace was bought by an Austrian brewer; Felix Pfanner who was asked to come to Lucca in 1846 by duke Carlo Lodovico di Borbone who wished a skilled brewer to make beer in town.
Inside this palace you can see an old kitchen, some nice rooms and a collection of surgical instruments belonged to Pietro Pfanner; son of Felix.
Palazzo Pfanner has a beautiful garden with statues representing the four seasons and some divinities. You can see this garden from the town walls.
This church, built in the 12th century, is the best Romanesque façade in Lucca. It is likely the most photographed building in Lucca. Every column is different with some of the columns being elaborately carved, some twisted, and others shaped like a striped pole. The archangel at the top has hinged wings that may be retracted.
The church stands in the old Roman Forum, where Caesar, Pompey and Crassus held a fateful meeting in 56 BC. Compared to other Italian churches, the interior is a little disappointing.
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