Lucca has many nicknames he wants. The nicer ones: the white city (from white flower simbol of love of the Christian Democrats, to which Lucca remained for years captivated as ivy), the city changes (always so quiet counting the money), the walled city alive. Jealousy. Lucca is a masterpiece and Lucca, which are not only attentive to all of the portfolio, defended his treasures from the attacks storpiatrici building of historic centers.
This, in strict Renaissance stands. Outside, a smoothie buildings that better not speak. Swells of money, and Duke Guelph, Lucca has always been on the stomach of a mountain in Tuscany that only recognized the merit of having given birth to Giacomo Puccini, Lucca which has never enjoyed much sympathy. Why is the city of Lucca family way, discretion, and a few Frulli few derailments. And the source for James derailments, sentimental, was a fixed subscriber.
The city was also the nickname of city property, but highly mobile since the silk trade to those of ship owners and entrepreneurs that is a shoe, sewing, clothing and fashion knitwear with nothing in a spirit unlike that of Lombardy, this city that has in Viareggio its fairground reached today with a piece of highway, is undoubtedly quick to close within the shell walls four kilometers long, kept in good health, a symbol of dedication to the care and meticulous control of risk. But it is equally quick to sneak in the summer evenings, aboard large luxury cars, to strip the noise from Viareggio to Forte dei Marmi.
In Pisa, no, do not go to Pisa. Never turn off the memory of the siege of Pisa. It’s 1314 and the damned hoist giant mirrors on tall columns, just in front of the wall, so there rimirino to walk those civettone women Lucca for the amusement of the soldiers who flock to the encirclement. Street, immediately at home to cook the farro soup and stockfish!, Screaming husbands and boyfriends. And the Pisans, including hideous laughter of types that are called Pecchio, Scum and Truglia led by Uguccion Faggiola: no, no, let jilt on the walls, which then home s’accompagnano us. Here are throwing fireballs out of jealousy.
The walls of Lucca are legendary in the fall and start the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the beginning of their (re) construction: September 25, 1513 the Government of the Republic of Lucca issued a decree to demolish the buildings around the city walls. The decree gave birth to the floor of the modern fortification we see today. But the walls are certainly not the only show of this urban phenomenon that had the best times in his bank deposits to break through the floors.
He asked. A hundred. The maximum the Cathedral, dedicated to St. Martin, with the famous marble sarcophagus of Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia. Ilaria married in 1403 the lord of Lucca Paul Guinigi. He died in childbirth at age 26. He is desperate, calls for the Ilaria tomb more beautiful. Trusts to Jacopo della Quercia Jacopo and running. And what a wonderful idea, not only for tourists, that little dog curled up at the foot of Sleeping Beauty.
But Ilaria in the beautiful sarcophagus there has never slept. It seems I have recently discovered the bones in Saint Lucia, which until 1430 was the family chapel Guinigi. San Michele in Foro and San Frediano up with a trio of Romanesque Cathedral of high interest. Palaces placed a brush that do not crowd, a comfortable, easy admiration.
The performance of the architecture is beautiful enchantress, a stage of daffodils making love with yourself. Inside the walls, a whole gathering, a meeting of wonders and do not believe that there is no air museum. Lucca unfolds and turns in walking the Via Fillungo, a stylish way to cover.
Then she crouches in the Piazza dei Mercanti, the cafe where they stopped Pannunzio and Arrigo Benedetti. And svaga in the Market Square, a former Roman amphitheater from the second century after Christ, it was used in medieval times as the basis of a series of houses and cottages that inserting along the perimeter of a square singular delimit hours of intense fascination.
The traditional Lucchese laziness a little at a time melts. Is successful exhibition of Vincenzo Balsamo (until February 3) at the Center of Centemporary Art, and makes public ‘the Centre’ shots out series of Milanese photographer Francesco Pignatelli (until January 27 at St. Christopher).
To enjoy absolutely the Opera del Giglio. At the end of a great memorable Tosca Opera Singing confesses that emotion sing Vissi d’Arte in a box of pralines. Then ride Pelleria to eat cioncia, calf’s head, including the nose, ears, lips and cheeks, with tomato sauce with garlic and mint. And nothing to Pisa.