Paolo was the first person I met when I came to Bagni di Lucca. He is one of the reasons I came to love the village. It was great to see his happy face every morning at the bar across the bridge, and I missed him when he left.
He has just opened a brand new bar/cafe in Fornoli called Catene Cafe, named for the nearby bridge.
Call in and say hello to Paolo…have a coffee, lunch or an aperitivo. As soon as he has his gelateria up and running I will be back to get some more photos. Paolo makes the best gelato. I can’t wait to sample some of his pistachio, or nociola, or caramello…..
Good luck Paolo in your new venture!
Bella Bagni di Lucca 
Thanks for sharing the great news.
It is great to have him back in the area.
Lovely to see our handsome Paolo not toolbar away –
Don’t you just hate predictive text – I meant ‘not too far away’
Toolbar sounded reasonable.
I’ve had really good reports of this place – will drop in this week once my bloody cold has cleared!
It is a great addition to the area and it is lovely to have Paolo back.
Good news, indeed. The place looks very nice and the name is very well chosen. awaiting for the gelato…
Me too!
that’s great news indeed – I hate it when bars around here close – openings are always good news and Paolo is lovely!! thanks for update Debbie!!
I used to drive to Gallicano or Fornaci di Barga for a gelato, Fornoli is much closer.
Looks very nice. Sounds like there will be nice catch up’s at Paolo’s cafe
We will be dropping in whenever we pass by.
That is very good news! I am very pleased to hear that Paolo is back. I missed him and I can’t wait to taste his ‘gelato’. I hope next year. Please give him our regards Annalisa and Tjerk from Holland.
I will do that when I go next time.
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yay…I will go as son as i get to Lucca!!
Thanks Deb… What are his hours and days open?
I imagine he will be open early and close late. In summer I woudn’t be surprised if he is open every day. It is all brand new, I will get more information when I am back there.
He is welcome to open a bar around here too! Actually we don’t even have a bar… 4000 people without a bar. Couldn’t happen in Italy. 😉
I’ll let Paolo know he would be welcome in your town. We want him in Australia too.
The pictures of ice-cream on his facebook page look delicious – we’ll go there when we’re back in June
He really makes the best gelato. Wait until you taste it!
He certainly is a very handsome chap, isn’t he? I’m sure I’ve said that before. 🙂
He is a very good looking man, and he is as delightful as he looks. He was extremely good to me when I first arrived knowing nothing about Bagni di Lucca. He helped me with lots of things, as he did with many other new comers. He is a genuinely kind man.
A special thanks to everyone you can’t imagine how your attention and comments make me happy and convince me than maybe I have done the right thing to come back to Bagni that at my advise still a unique place where I can met special foreign and local people. We will try to offer to all of you a right comfortable place with a good selection of products and the best possible service.
In others words a “safe no-stress area drink corner Café in Bagni Di Lucca”
Ciao a tutti un abbraccio e grazie ancora
Buona Estate !!! ( se arriva..)
We are all delighted you are back…we missed you.
Good Luck Paolo. We’ll definitely be calling in.
Paolo will be very happy to see you. His new cafe is lovely.
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We stopped by Paolo’s bar the other night and were pleasantly surprised. We will definitely be going back.
Paolo is one of my favourite people in Bagni di Lucca. He runs a great bar.