A colourful night of colour and fashion, by Auser Bagni di Lucca, will be held in the piazza in Ponte a Serraglio on Thursday 6th July at 9.00pm. The road will be closed for the event.
There will be 20 models of all ages showing clothes and accessories from the pre-loved collection at the Auser shop in Ponte a Serraglio…the perfect antidote to “Fast Fashion”.
What a fun night under the stars!
The Municipality of Bagni di Lucca has initiated a project to bring activities to the villages that make up Bagni di Lucca, thank to a contribution from Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca. There will be free activities for all ages.
There will be input from the Red Cross, with health checks, the Lions Club Valle de Serchio with prevention for breast cancer, Auser Bagni di Lucca with training in digital literacy and more.
The Biblioteca errante Pinocchio with the Pro Loco Bagni di Lucca Terme – Val di Lima will bring library books to the villages with readings and laboratories.
Participation and Development Association ODV will bring music and culture by Djambe players to village squares
There will be Art in the Square with of Martina Rosati in the form of a mobile art workshops in the village squares.
Please call 0583 809945 from Monday to Friday from 8.00 -14.00 and on Tuesday and Thursday also from 15.00 – 18.00.
New activities will be added along the way.
Summer activities are in full swing.
The Auser group have an event in the garden of the Palazzo Comunale.
Montefegatesi has some excellent things lined up for July.
Vico Pancellorum has something coming up in August.
Diego Fornaciari wants to share his hometown of Bagni di Lucca with adventurous lovers of cycling. He has launched Tuscany Adventure Tours to give visitors a chance to “Live and Breathe Tuscany’s Authentic Beauty”. He wants to help others enjoy the beautiful places he loves and knows so well.
He has many years of experience guiding cycling tours in the Bagni di Lucca area.
Now based in Australia, he is organising small group guided bike and leisure tours through the heart of Tuscany. His tours will immerse you in authentic Italian life, country farmhouse style accommodation, food sourced from local ingredients, restaurants locals love…all with stunning scenery seen from seldom trodden paths.
Cool down in a mountain stream or enjoy aperitivo in a bar with the locals.
Tell all of your friends, especially anyone who loves Tuscany and loves to cycle.
Please go to Diego’s website for much more information…
http://www.tuscanyadventuretours.com
Send an email…
info@tuscanyadventuretours.com
Phone…Australia…+61 404 782 348
WhatsApp…+39 348 974 0863
Everyone is invited to celebrate the summer solstice at 18.30 on Wednesday 21st June at Ristoro Castellaccia at Prato Fiorito. It will be possible to get a panino and drink. That will be followed by a walk to the top (not difficult, about 200 metres) to see the sunset.
Elia Barsellotti will welcome the night with a violin.
It is necessary to wear suitable footwear and to be prepared for cool weather. Please bring a torch.
Please call 0583 809945 to book your place before 14.00 on 21st June.
Ann Barsi and a wonderful group of people have got together to digitise the records of the Church of Pieve di Monte di Villa.
This is the first step in a multi-year project that will culminate in family trees for all of the families in the parish going back to the 1500s. If you have ancestors from the parish, and would like to follow the progress, contact Ann to be put on her email list….abarsi@verizon.net
Other parishes already completed are Pieve di Controne and Monte di Villa. There is an Italian/English book available for Pieve di Controne (€25) edited by Ann.
An English booklet compiled by Graham Bracci for the Parish of Monte di Villa is available for €7.50 (€25 if a family tree with your ancestors is possible).
All proceeds go to the respective parishes for much needed repairs and restoration. This year, it is exciting to note, that the money from book sales at Pieve di Controne was used to purchase a new small organ for the parish.
For more information contact Ann at abarsi@verizon.net.
The Community Centre was opened yesterday in the old theatre in Ponte a Serraglio.
There lots of books, activities, computers and more…all done by a team from Auser and the Comune.
A lot of work has been done to set up the room.
For the next couple of weeks there will be art by 2 local artists on display. Open in the afternoon from 5.00 for a couple of hours.
There is something for everyone here. I hope lots of people visit. Formal hours are still being worked out.
Auser has a group of excellent shops nearby..preloved home wares. It looks like a well set up antique shop.
There is a preloved clothing shop.
There is also a place where you can have alterations done or use a sewing machine.
Well done Auser on the latest venture.
The 23rd edition of the Motogiro d’Italia happened over the last week. 200 riders joined the historical re-enactment of the oldest and most prestigious motorcycle race. It is done in stages on vintage motorcycles.
On the final day riders stopped in Montefegatesi before heading down to Circolo dei Forestieri for lunch.
Here are some photos Mateo has kindly shared with us.
Montefegatesi had a fun day.
A Ginkgo Biloba is to be planted in the Contessa Casalini park in La Villa on Saturday and people are invited to attend. These trees are absolutely gorgeous, what a great addition to the park.
The lovely pansies on the bridge at Ponte a Serraglio are almost at the end. Some seem to be still flourishing while others have died. The weather has been strange to say the least.
I have begun planting yellow marigolds in the place of the dead pansies. They will all be planted over the next couple of weeks.
As usual, I will be returning to Australia in early June. If anyone is interested in helping to water the flowers when I leave please leave a message below.
Bella Bagni di Lucca 