On 25th October at 4.00pm there will be an evening of stories at the Circolo Teatro in Monti di Villa…
Monti di Villa
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Shop local for plants and flowers
Fornoli has an excellent shop where you can buy small plants and flowers for your home.
Jes Sofila is between Coop and La Routa in the centre of Fornoli. It is easy to spot because it is surrounded by flowers.
It is great to see local business thrive. Shop local.
Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 21/M, Fornoli.
Phone, 0583 3805253
jessofila.fornoli@gmail.com
The winter pool opens
The covered pool will be open for the winter months. The season opens Monday 5th October. It will be open Monday to Friday from 9.00 – 20.00. Saturday 9.00 – 17.00. It will be closed on Sunday.
Here is a timetable for the activities in the pool.
Please call 3313710955 for any enquires.
Renovation of the passerella
The passerella, walking bridge, in Ponte a Serraglio is being restored. It has been looking delapidated for some time. It is great to see it being brought back to its beautiful self.
Autumn has arrived and brought cooler weather. Soon the trees will lose their leaves and Ponte a Serraglio will look quite different.
The village still looks beautiful at all times of the day.
I look forward to seeing the passerella open again and looking great.
Perfume launch
A large crowed gathered at the casino on Sunday evening to celebrate the launch of Acqua di Bagni di Lucca, our own fragrance, developed by the people at Bernabo Spa in Ponte a Serraglio.
The mayor was presented with a bottle of the perfume.
The speakers told us that the new perfume is intended to be an ambassador for Bagni di Lucca. It will be a local product that visitors can take away to remind them of their stay in Bagni di Lucca. Local residents can wear it proudly.
We were invited to try it. I think it will appeal to many people.
Refreshments were offered and everyone happily joined in.
This is an excellent initiative for Bagni di Lucca. Thank you Terme Bernabo for creating this wonderful fragrance.
A perfume for Bagni di Lucca
This looks like fun. The Terme Bagno Bernabo is going to present its perfume to Bagni di Lucca at the Casino in Ponte a Serraglio on Sunday 27th September at 6.30pm.
Bagni di Lucca Games
The Bagni di Lucca games event has been a great success. It is the brainchild of Priscilla Valentino. She and her team have done an excellent job bringing the residents of Bagni di Lucca together for days and nights of fun competition.
This year I was not in the village for the event so I am sharing some photos taken by others.
There are lots of photos on the Bagni di Lucca Facebook pages. I encourage everyone to look for them to see the happy faces of the participants.
The Granchio (crab) team won this year, but the real winner is Bagni di Lucca.
Street market in La Villa
The regular street market will take place on Sunday 30th August. Find a treasure to take home.
The games begin
The opening ceremony for the Bagni di Lucca Games was a great success. 400 people gathered for the parade of the 4 groups taking part in the events to come. 600 stayed for dinner. The fun continued into the night with music and dancing.
I am not in Bagni di Lucca right now so I have taken some photos from the Comune page to share.
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Here are some more from my lovely friends Frederick and David who have jumped right in to the festivities.
Here is a list of the events.
I think this is the best thing to happen in Bagni di Lucca in a long time. It has brought the residents together in friendly competition. Congratulations the the organisers of the events.
Bagni di Lucca Games 2
The first edition of the Bagni di Lucca Games in 2025 was a huge success. Now it is time for round two.
This year the games begin on 22 August with an opening parade at 6.30 pm followed by a community dinner in Piazza Jean Verraud.
Four districts…Vipera (snake), Alce, (moose), Trota (trout) Granchio (crab) will compete in a range of events, including padel, sand volleyball, traditional card games and a relay race.
Here is the schedule.
Here are some photos from last year.
What a great idea for Bagni di Lucca. I’m sure it will be fun for everyone involved.
