Hotel Puccini Lucca

... getting in, because all I did was follow the signs to the autostrade; can't go wrong there. We evetually found our way to Lucca, a wonderful hill town, large, about 45 minutes west of Florence. After finding the hotel I parked the car very far away at the ...

... known for two things: it's huge medieval and then renaissance wall that still encircles the city and being the birthplace of Puccini. Both are celebrated liberally here. I also walk around appreciating the fact that this town gave us another person of ...

... !  +27, Sunny, not a cloud in the sky or a hint of wind,  We first had breakfast at the hotel then headed by bus to the town of Lucca.  It is a medieval walled in city, birthplace of Puccini, composer of Madame Butterfly. It is a ...

... The bedroom is located up a small set of stairs in a Loft.  I can’t recall ever staying in a Hotel like this before. Lucca is a city located in the northern part of the beautiful Tuscany region.  It was founded by the Etruscans and became ...

... Opera' held in one of the medieval churches. There were just two opera singers and a great piano player who did songs by Puccini and a couple of other composers, but being in that church made it so atmospheric. The next morning was Sunday and I happened ...

... preferential treatment... not by much though. When our meals arrived, we noticed the statue in the middle of the square of Puccini (La Boheme and Madam Butterfly) and the fact that we'd inadvertently plonked ourselves down right in front of the house he ...

... or humor; I like that. We wander leisurely around the city. Really nice little town that I wish we could have spent more time in. Puccini was born here so for Ryan and I that means something; Paige , not so much. Mateo leaves us on our own for lunch so ...

... playing. I snapped a photo of a boy running through the pigeons and others playing soccer. There is a Puccini festival happening this month, especially strong in Lucca since grew up there. Linda says it's going to be grand, for any of you visiting ...

... entertaining and knowledgeable. He could tell when we were tuning out and would move on to the next subject. Lucca is famous for being home to the composer Giacomo Puccini, who we had never heard of until our visit. If you don’t know of him either ...

... remain a mystery.    Lucca is a beautiful walled city full of old buildings and very cultural being the home of Puccini (opera/classical musician).  We went for a wander into the city on the first night and were lucky enough to be able to ...

... Tuscan and Umbrian reds, our favorite being the Amarone.        Next stop Lucca, an ancient walled city and Puccini's birthplace, was recommended by Jaime and Jesse.  We enjoyed a four kilometer walk around the top of ...

... afternoon, had a gelato for lunch, and headed to the Ponte Vecchio, where on via Por Santa Maria we again stopped into Ugo Puccini, the jewelry store where we spent quite a bit the summer before. He remembered us and is a very charming man, whose English ...

... half of the wall, it was dark and a storm was coming so we went back through the city gate, leaving the town in which the great opera composer Giacomo Puccini had lived.  Then it was back to Montecatini Terme, out little temporary home of ...