Four times a year Bagni di Lucca has a second hand market, Soffitte in Strada in the piazza in front of Circolo dei Forestieri in Villa. You will find antique and second hand items as well as hand made products.
There are always treasures to be found.
The Carrefour supermarket on the Brennero has changed ownership. It is now Famila Market.
I looked inside and it appears to be the same. I have no details about the reason for the change…any thoughts?
Auser, the excellent shop for pre-loved items in Ponte a Serraglio has just been stocked with great things for Christmas.
There is also a new collection of household items to choose from.
You will find the shop in Ponte a Serraglio on the road towards Bagni di Lucca Villa, on the river side.
All proceeds from Auser go to charity.
The new opening hours for Auser are…
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10.00 – 12.00 and 15.00 – 18.00
We need to be reminded regularly that we have a great shop in Ponte a Serraglio that sells excellent pre-loved items for your home. Anyone setting up home in Bagni di Lucca is bound to find lots of treasures.
I think you will agree that the shop is arranged very well. Congratulations to the team of people who keep this running. Best of all, the money from sales goes to help families in need.
Shop hours
Tuesday to Saturday….10.00am – 12.30pm…..5.00pm- 7.00pm
Two young local men have developed a very special gin. Leonardo Vitali and Federico Monterastelli, while sitting at a restaurant in Casoli, decided to conceive and design their own gin.
They didn’t know much about making gin so they studied, researched and took a master distiller course and started experimenting. After testing more than 50 herbs spices to flavour the gin they chose 11, including lemon balm, peppermint, angelica, rose, acacia and licorice for 2 types of gin.
They chose the name Realia for its meaning, authentic things. Every aspect of the production has been thought out carefully by the 2 young men, leaving nothing to chance.
It is possible to taste Realia gin at Bar Roma, La Cantabruna and Tenuta La Fratta farmhouse. Bottles can be purchased at Nonsolovino wine shop in Bagni di Lucca Villa.
It is excellent to see young people doing innovative things in Bagni di Lucca! I wish them success for the future.
Here are the dates for the Soffite in Strada for this year.
There is a Christmas decoration heaven in Fornaci di Barga right now.
Come inside and take a look.
To find Christmaslandia take the road to the right after Brico, drive about 100 metres and look to the right.
Ponte a Serraglio has an excellent preloved homewares shop run by Auser. I am constantly surprised by the range and quality of the items on offer. The hand crocheted table cloth in the first photo is now mine.
The goods are all donated and the proceeds go to people who need a bit of help.
Here are the winter hours.
The newly opened piazza in Bagni di Lucca Villa has been put to good use today for the flea market. It was a beautiful autumn day, perfect to enjoy a browse and perhaps find a treasure to buy.
The final Soffitte in Strada for the year.
Bella Bagni di Lucca 