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Do some shopping when your'e in Lucca.
They have I believe a Sunday evening market that is loads of fun. Tons of vendors selling Italian candy, and posters and nice souvenirs of Lucca's favorite son Puccini. The stores in Lucca have unusual local crafts.
What to buy: Puccini posters, old Italian postcards, handmade soaps and nuts jarred with local honey. Prices
are really good, and the items make you feel like
you're really bringing back a bit of Italy.
What to pay: Prices are good.
Written Jan 24, 2004
Website: http://www.knowital.com/html/homepage_for_knowital._lucca.php
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The timetable of opening and closing of the shops in Lucca is similar to most Italian cities' one: the greater part of the shops remains closed to the hour of lunch, according to a hour table that separates the summery months from the rest of the year:
WINTER TIMETABLE (15 september - 15 june): 9-13; 15.30-19.30
SUMMERTIMETABLE (15 june - 15 september): 8.30 - 12.30; 16-20
All the shops remain closed on Monday morning, except for food shops whose closing day is fixed to the Wednesday. The third Sunday of every month, including the previous Saturday, in Piazza San Giusto, Piazza Antelminelli and in the neighbouring ways takes place a traditional large antiques market: a wide exposure of furnishing objects, coins rare and old jewels. On the last Sunday and preceding Saturday, in the same squares and streets the "arts and crafts market" takes place: the stands exhibits typical handcrafted products. In Lucca the market proper, with the stands selling clothes, flowers, alimentary products or household impements, takes place in Via dei Bacchettoni, located inside the wall, between Porta Elisa and Porta San Jacopo, every Wednesday and Saturday morning, from 9 am to 1pm.
What to buy: Buy a piece of Castagnaccio a typical cake of Lucca and Tuscany in general. Try to make your Castagnaccio with this recipe:
CASTAGNACCIO - CHESTNUT FLOUR CAKE
1 pound 2 ounces chestnut flour
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup sultana raisins
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tbs fresh bread crumbs
2 sprigs rosemary, leaves only
1/4 cup pine nuts
Preheat the oven to 450°. Soak the raisins in warm water for 30 minutes. Drain and blot dry. Whisk 4 cups of room temperature water, 1/2 cup of the olive oil, the sugar, and the salt into the chestnut flour; the mixture should be fluid and absolutely lump free. Grease a 9" cake pan with low sides with a little olive oil, and dust it with the bread crumbs. Scatter the rosemary leaves, pine nuts, and raisins over the batter, and pour in the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil.
Bake for 10 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 400°, and bake for 1 hour. Let cool on a rack, cut into wedges and enjoy. Eat at room temperature.
Updated Nov 13, 2003
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This shop catched my eye while passing by. It´s interesting what is all in there don´t you think????
What to buy: Antiques like frames etc.....
What to pay: Oh, I don´t know exactly, looks expensive to me, but maybe you can make a deal somewhere.......
Updated Nov 17, 2002
Address: This shop was in Via San Andrea
If you have time to go to the hairdresser go to this one. They are good and very friendly. We have been here two times.
Written Sep 3, 2010
Address: Via Fillungo 214, Lucca
Phone: 0583492350
This shop looks a bit like ZARA or H&M. They sell clothes for woman, men and children for an average price.
What to pay: average
Updated Aug 20, 2010
Address: via Roma 13
Lots of nice shops in this street
Updated Aug 6, 2010
Nice trendy fashion
What to pay: average
Written Jun 12, 2010
Address: Via fillungo 43
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Updated Jan 31, 2007
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