On Saturday 24th October there will be an evening of music at the casino in Ponte a Serraglio.
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Tag Archives: Ponte a Serraglio
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.
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 in 1839
Richard Hudson wrote to me recently to share drawings and paintings his great-great-great aunt Maria Hudson (1819 – 1906) created while she was staying in Bagni di Lucca in July 1839. She was travelling in France and Italy with her parents.
Richard has taken photos of the art in the sketch book of his aunt and has kindly allowed me to share them. He would love to know more about the locations.
The first sketch shows Bagni Caldi at the top with another spa below.
The others show Ponte a Serraglio and La Villa. The church is clear in the sketch and I can see my building beside the bridge and, I think, the casino, which would have been just a few years old.
In the first painting on the bottom left is a hotel called Gran Hotel du Pelican. Does anyone know something about that?
I think these impressions of Bagni di Lucca are wonderful. I am delighted that Richard shared them. Please send any ideas you have about them.
A fun walk
On Sunday 5th July there will be a guided walk around Bagni di Lucca. It will begin at 5.00pm in the car park of Villa Fiori.
WhatsApp (39) 347 852 9586 to save your place, and get more information.
Beautiful spring
Spring has arrived and the trees are turning green.
I love the tiglio trees that form a green tunnel in summer on the roads leading to Bagni di Lucca. They are beginning to grow new spring leaves now.
Trees along the river are turning green.
Wisteria is flowering.
Wild flowers are popping up.
The poor pansies on the bridge have been ruined by the fierce wind.
The ones in the hanging baskets have fared better.
Spring is a wonderful time of the year!
A wonderful gift for Bagni di Lucca
Two delightful newcomers to Bagni di Lucca have given a wonderful gift to the community. David Gebhart and Frederick Rayner, the new owners of Villa Elena have donated a grand piano, which will now be housed in the casino, where everyone will have the chance to see and hear it.
The mayor was at the casino to accept the gift on behalf of the community.
There is a lovely story attached to the piano. David’s grandmother, Lula Ethel Aubrey, wanted David to learn to play the piano, so she paid for lessons for him from the age of 5 to 16.
She also knew he would like a piano of his own, so she paid a large deposit for a grand piano for him 40 years ago. Soon after making the down payment she passed away and David had to continue. He did so within 2 years.
David and Frederick had planned to keep their Dallas apartment and the piano was to be left there. A change of mind meant the apartment was sold, and, as they already had a piano in the new house, something had to be done with David’s piano.
They generously decided to donate it to their new community and the casino was chosen as the best place for it to be, where it could be enjoyed by everyone.
David and Frederick have also contributed to the community with the amazing restoration of Villa Elena, one of Bagni di Lucca’s grand houses. I’m sure it looks better now than it ever did. The work has taken a couple of years, providing work for many local trades people and local suppliers. They are a welcome addition to Bagni di Lucca.
Thank you David and Frederick.
The road opens
The road between Ponte a Serraglio and Fornoli is open! The repair happened amazingly quickly.
The walking bridge is open again too.
Well done to all involved in the repair.
Road repair update
The repair of the road in Ponte a Serraglio is moving along quickly.
I walked to a position opposite the road work to have a look. It is quite amazing how much work has been done already.
The new retaining wall is growing rapidly. It should not be too much longer before the road is open again.
Road closure in Ponte a Serraglio
Part of the footpath in Ponte a Serraglio has fallen into the river.
The footpath is now closed, along with the pedestrian bridge. The road between the Granaiola turnoff and the bridge at Ponte a Serraglio is also closed to traffic, but open to pedestrians.
This is obviously going to cause traffic problems. Let’s hope work, which should start soon, will not take too long.
