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TRUFFLES,CHESTNUTS AND OLIVE OIL. A UNIQUE 10-DAY ITALIAN COUNTRYSIDE TOUR
From 17 to 27 OCTOBER 2011
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Lucca's cultural heritage of Art, music, history and cuisine offers unlimited possibilities to live amazing holidays.
Our cultural weeks are for at least 6 people.
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Ask about our exclusive V.I.P. Puccini holidays during the summer opera season in July and August.
Links:
puccinifestival.it
landofpuccini.com
Concerts this year:
- La Boheme
- Tosca
- Turandot
- Manon Lescaut
Your workshops will be held by professional artists of National and International fame like the creative artist Eugenio Riotto, maestro in marble, bronze, bass relief, clay and paint.
Art and Wine
An unforgettable holiday for those with a passion for art and genuine cuisine.
The Province of Lucca holds an abundance of interest for the artist.
You may paint the amazing historic villas and their well manicured gardens, the XIII century hilltop parish churches and medieval villages or the fashionable liberty style promenade of Viareggio and its bustling fishing port.
We will accompany you to discover Michelangelo's marble mountains where you will learn the ancient marble extracting and sculpting trade.
You will visit the bronze foundries and the incredible carnival village where you will discover the secrets of how the 20 meter high papier-mâché floats are constructed.
Discover the Art City of Lucca with its hundred churches inside its perfectly preserved Renaissance walls
And the City of Pietrasanta where famous artists have chosen to live and work.
And naturally you will experience genuine Tuscan cuisine with wine and extra Virgin olive oil tasting produced in the surrounding hills.
Poppies Art and wine holidays will evoke your spiritual inspiration.
The Puccini trail
Discover the most significant sites of the life of Giacomo Puccini, the world's most loved composer.
You will visit Lucca where the Maestro was born, an inspirational paradise for musicians and dine at the historic Caffè de Simo where Puccini met his artistic friends and enjoy concerts held in the city centre.
You will discover lakeside Torre Del Lago where Puccini chose to live and write many of his world famous operas, ideal location for his musical inspiration and his passion for hunting.
His fond description went so;
'Supreme joy, paradise, Eden, spiritual environment, royal residence…120 people, 12 houses, tranquil village, sensual and extraordinary sunsets..'
We will accompany you on a cruise to discover his lake and the villas where he met his friends to discuss music and hunting.
In summer you may experience his operas in the wonderful outdoor theatre on the lake.
Poppies open the doors to these fascinating places so you can relive the sensations of these magic times gone by.
Cooking in Tuscany
Experience the vitality of traditional Mediterranean tastes and flavours in unique settings in the lush hills of Lucca.
Your gourmet cookery holiday is an extraordinary once in a lifetime must-do.
At your refined villas and country homes our bilingual chefs will introduce you to the basics of Tuscan cookery using only the most genuine home produced ingredients.
Lessons will be strictly hands on where you will truly learn the secrets handed down through the generations of authentic Tuscan cuisine.
You will participate in extra virgin olive oil tasting, wine tasting in the antique cellars and be treated to gourmet feasts in traditional restaurants.
A rich choice of afternoon tours will be offered to nearby places of interest such as Puccini's Lucca, the luxuriant mountains of Garfagnana- the roots of slow food where you will visit shepherds who still produce cheeses as their ancestors used to.
Or to the lively, fashionable Versillian coast for a shopping spree and to taste the delicious fresh fish menus.
You will be accompanied by professional photographers specialized in the landscapes of the Province of Lucca, experts in locations and original themes for creative photography.
Photography and nature
Tuscany has always been famous for its amazing light and scenery so what better place to experience Photography and nature.
During your stay you will be accompanied by professional Photographers to amazing locations ranging from the Mediterranean dunes to Puccini's suggestive lake with its memorable sunsets.
Picturesque hill top villages, Michelangelo's amazing marble mountains or the lush natural park of Garfagnana will keep your shutters busy.
In the month of November you can visit and explore Lucca's Digital Photo festival where world famous photographer's exhibit in various historical buildings of Lucca's city centre.
Walker's Paradise
Best seasons -Spring and Autumn.
Lucca is Tuscany's best kept secret and the walker's paradise.
In this region the ever changing scenery gives the walker no end of amazing itineraries.
Walking, you will discover Lucca's unique culture and traditions combined with excellent genuine food and wine.
Discover the Apuan Alps with the majestic marble mountains giving you breathtaking views of the Mediterranean coast.
Pretty hills clothed in olive trees and vines lead you around the lake Giacomo Puccini chose to live and was inspired to write his masterpieces.
Natural parks of chestnut and pine forests, canyons and caves, the famous wine route of Tuscany (with wine tasting along the way) are just a few treasures.
Then there is the ancient Via Francigena that, for over a thousand years has led pilgrims down from Northern Europe to Rome sprinkled with medieval hamlets and XII century hill top churches.
And there is the extra virgin olive oil route, wine route and the magnificent historic villas of Lucca with their amazing gardens.
You will never want to stop walking; exploring this territory enlightens the spirit and enriches the soul.
