It is great to see that work has begun on the renovation of Villa Fiori in Ponte a Serraglio. The area around the villa is being cleared. It will be wonderful to watch this beautiful old building come back to life.
Keep up,the good work!
On Saturday 28th June in Montefegatesi will be Ballo con Ciao in the Montefegatesi Theatre organised by the Ermete Zacconi Society.
There will be pizza, dessert and dancing. (You don’t have to eat pizza)
Call 331 738 4968 for information.
On Thursday 3rd July at 9.00pm in the Casino in Ponte a Serraglio there will be a fashion show with vintage fashion in collaboration with Auser.
In Benabbio there Philharmonic Society of Benabbio will have a series of readings every Thursday in July at 6.00pm in the Public Garden of Benabbio.
The opening of the exhibition of Laura Balloni will be held at the gallery of Borgo degli Artisti.
The purchase of Villa Fiori is official. It will be great to watch the project come to fruition.
There was a meeting at the casino in Ponte a Serraglio on Tuesday to introduce the plans for Villa Fiori, which has recently been purchased by Sean Connelly, a Chartered Consulting Engineer who specialises in the design and build of Commercial and Residential Wellness and leisure facilities for resort hotels, clubs and super-prime residential properties. I think Villa Fiori is in good hands.
I was not at the casino on Tuesday but a friend has sent one view of the plans for the venture.
It is expected that the permits should be completed in the next 3 months and the project finished in 4 years.
It seems a circular spa and restaurant will surround a thermal pool. Villa Fiori will be a hotel. I hope to get more information when I return to Ponte a Serraglio in a few weeks.
I think this will be excellent for Bagni di Lucca. There should be jobs for local tradespeople and accommodation will be needed for workers who are brought in. Once the project is finished there should be lots of jobs and local businesses will benefit from the extra people coming to Bagni di Lucca to enjoy the facilities.
I hope work begins while I am in Bagni di Lucca on my upcoming visit.
It has been reported that Villa Fiori in Ponte a Serraglio has been sold. It seems an English man will revive this lovely old building and turn it into a hotel.
It will be excellent to see the building saved. It has been fading fast in the last couple of years, especially after a tree fell on the roof.
I hope the diver in the garden can be saved. I love her. It has been awful seeing her disintegrate.
I wish the new owner the best! I can’t wait to see Villa Fiori alive again,
Montefegatesi is the highest of the Bagni di Lucca villages. Autumn colour is a bit late this year, but it won’t be far off.
The views from the village are excellent.
We walked up to the top of the top of the village, starting at the tiny church in the lower piazza.
Finally at the top with the Dante sculpture.
See more on Montefegatesi.
Lucky Casoli has its own restaurant. We visited on an autumn Sunday.
It was quite warm outside but the fire was on inside, making a lovely welcome.
The room is charmingly decorated.
We chose pasta fritta as a shared antipasti.
A delicious, large serve of lasagna followed.
…and porchetta with a side of potato chips.
In warmer months there are tables available outside, offering views over the mountains.
A short walk after lunch showed us a little of the entrance to Casoli.
Below is a previous post I wrote about Casoli
It is great to be back in beautiful Ponte a Serraglio, my little part of Bagni di Lucca. Come for a walk along the river.
Home for the next few weeks…how lovely.
It was a fun night in Montefegatesi judging from the photos.
It is great to see people enjoying lovely summer nights.
Even the clean up the next morning looked like fun.
Well done Montefegatesi!
I love walking beside old walls in Bagni di Lucca. They are living art. Tiny plants thrive in the gaps between the stones and on top of the walls.
On a different note, this is the lovely wall at the back of the English church.
If you look up you might find some of these lovely ladies.
There are lots of little surprises if you look around.
Bella Bagni di Lucca 