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Cinque Terre – Riomaggiore
We are staying in Riomaggiore – one of the Cinque Terre. We rented an Airbnb from Rosanna & Sylvestre. They call the place Guilia (pronounced similar to Julie’s actual name – Julia) named after there daughter. They are the nicest couple. Neither spoke very much english but they were extremely friendly and helpful. Rosanna was…
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Last Days in Lucca
Our last days wandering around Lucca: we came across a neighbourhood street party, a craft market, a Romanian Orthodox Church and had a meal at the best restaurant so far in Italy – Osteria da Pasquale here in Lucca. They not only presented us with a great appetizer that we didn’t order but the main…
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Palazzo Pfanner
Originally built in 1660 by the Moriconi family – it passed to the Controni family (rival silk merchants). In 1846, Austrian brewmaster leased the gardens and cellars to brew german beer. He eventually bought the entire estate. One of the stories associated with the property had to do with a young King Frederick IV of…
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Town Walls – Lucca
The walls of Lucca contain a wide path sheltered by trees and a great place to walk, run or cycle. One complete trip around the town is only slightly over 4k so you get an idea of how small the walled city really is – basically 1 km on each side.
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First Day in Lucca
After we arrived in Lucca by train, we had attempted to walk to our apartment but google took us along gravel pathways and over the town wall. When we saw that, we decided to take a taxi instead. After Eduardo told us the basics about our apartment, we went to Mimi’s pizzeria for a beer…
