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Meeting with Duke Cosimo I de'Medici at the Palazzo Vecchio Museum in Florence.

Saturday 8 February at the Palazzo Vecchio Museum in Florence, MUS.E and the Civic Museums organize the event "Meeting with Duke Cosimo I de 'Medici". Inspired by the project "In Cosimo's palace. The symbols of power" going on in Palazzo Vecchio until March...

Viareggio Carnival 2020: Masked courses.

From 1 February 2020 the appointments for the great Masked Courses on the Seaside roads of the Carnival of Viareggio will start. Throughout February Viareggio becomes the capital of fun with masked parades, giant papier-mâché floats, fireworks, night parties and all kinds of events. There will be 6 Masked Courses in 2020:...

The Lu.C.C.A .: Lucca Center of Contemporary Art museum will host from 25 January 2020 until 31 May 2020 the new exhibition "Stories of the twentieth century in Tuscany. Soffici, Viani, Rosai, Maccari, Marcucci, Venturi: from the return to order to the conquest of disorder ", curated by Maurizio Vanni and Piero Pananti. The exhibition will...

Feast of Lardo di Colonnata: a unique flavor.

20/08/2019

From 21st to 25th August the feast of the "Lardo" will be held in Colonnata, it will be possible to enjoy this typical Tuscan product right in the village where it is produced.

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Goblets of stars 2019: A toast under the stars.

30 / 07 / 19 From 2 to 11 August the wineries of all Italy will participate in "Calici di stelle 2019". Tastings, events and shows will be organized during the night, to admire the shooting stars while sipping excellent wine. This event, organized by the Wine Tourism Movement and...

Lucca Summer Festival: a summertime full of music.

25/06/19 The Lucca Summer Festival stage returns to make music from June 28th to July 29th. There will be a line up of artists from the national and international scene who will fill Lucca's summer with music. Among the names stand Ennio Morricone (June 29) and Elton John (July 7)...

Vinci, village to explore

Vinci is an unique medieval hamlet, nestled in the Tuscan hills, seen from afar it has the shape of a ship with the trees represented by the bell tower of the church of Santa Croce and the tower of the castle of Conti Guidi, for this reason this village is known also...

Lucca medieval festival: discover the colors and flavours of the past.

Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 June, in the gardens of the Ex-Cavallerizza in Piazzale Verdi, will take place medieval Lucca, the festival of the Middle Ages. There will be stands of artisans, re-enactors, crossbowmen and the medieval table in the gastronomic area where the famous Aquilea...

May 18th is the international day of the museums and for the occasion many of them will be open with extraordinary hours even in the evening and can be visited free of charge. In Lucca you can visit the city museum "MUST", the Italian Comic Museum, the Birthplace House of Giacomo Puccini, the National Museum of...