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Merry Christmas 2020
This year as a symbolic image of this strange Christmas 2020 I made this composition: a large white heart, symbol of purity, a gift boxed and a house … yes, because never as in this period the house has become our “safe haven”, not so much in an economic sense, but as a place of the heart in which one can feel safe, …
Sting: ” I miss my favorite country and my home ...
With the song “The empy chair” of 2016, Sting faces a very particular and painful aspect of our life at the time of the Coronavirus: the forced distance from the people we love, symbolically represented by an empty chair at our table. With the short video posted on facebook, the singer declares he misses our country, and his beloved home in Tuscany: “I know …
Lucca Comics and Games 2019
With the annual event Lucca Comics and Games, the appointment of comics, animation cinema and Fantasy culture fan is back. It’s incredible that an ancient and wonderfully preserved city, rich in tradition, art and history like Lucca, has made this festival one of the most successful Tuscan events, attracting visitors from all over Italy and Europe every year . LUCCA Comics and Games is …
Autumn is back…chestnut and vino novo!
Although the high temperatures still make me think more of a late summer, than of the autumn season, the desire is to pamper myself with a nice glass of new wine and hot chestnuts! Yesterday I succumbed to the temptation and I prepared what in my area are called “ballotte” or boiled chestnuts: near home I still find wild fennel to flavor the …
XXVIII Old Camellia Exhibition Compitese 2017
Like every year, it takes place on the following weekends, 11-12-18-19-25-26 March 2017, in the magnificent scenery of Compitese of Lucca, the Exhibition of Ancient Camellias, beautiful ornamental plants with delicate and elegant flowers and turgid buds. Not everyone knows that it was a Jesuit who imported the plant in the eighteenth century from the East, where it was celebrated in arts and literature …
Opening of the Medieval Walls Pisa
Friday the 2nd December, the third and fourth December 2016 is expected the extraordinary opening of the medieval walls of Pisa, from 10 o’clock to 16.30, with the last admission at 15:30, a unique opportunity to have a different view of Pisa! No need to book, just turn up at one of the 4 available accesses: • Torre di Legno in piazza Federico del …
