A postcard from Lucca
If I could live in a different place, it would surely be the city of Lucca.
Before moving to the next postcard, I want to thank you all because it has already been a month since the first one (if you missed any of them you can catch up with the past postcards here) and you have shown a lot of enthusiasm for my personal project: so many likes and comments, certainly more than I would have ever received on my (now dismissed) Instagram account. This is exactly the reason that pushed me to create Postcards from Tuscany, I was sure that all of you would appreciate it.
Forgive me if I don't respond articulately to everyone, but if you have attended one of our cooking classes, you know this: my English is not good and I have trouble with it, but I promise to work harder in the future (yes, this newsletter is corrected by Giulia before I send it out).
Now I'll let you in on a secret: Giulia is a bit envious of all the comments you leave each time on my Postcards and not on her Letters ๐๐ so I invite you to comment on her recipes too. Don't worry, Giulia doesn't bite, and she will surely be very very pleased. The goal of this newsletter is to create a community, just as in a book club, so don't be shy! Have you already bought a box of squash blossoms to make risotto and baked stuffed squash blossoms from the latest newsletters?
But back to Postcard #6, the first round of Postcards from Tuscany I had in mind comes to the end: until now, we briefly visited the most significant places in my life.
From now on I will browse through my photo archive to dig up other places I have visited over the years.
If I could live in a different place, it would surely be the city of Lucca.
I can't remember the first time I visited Lucca, but it has always been one of my favorite towns, in Tuscany and maybe in Italy. Perhaps it is because I associate it with the favorite meeting point of a group of friends, where we spent many beautiful days together.
The main special feature of Lucca is undoubtedly the city walls. They are the greatest example in Europe of city walls that were built according to the principles of modern fortification and have been preserved completely intact in a large city. They are more than 4 kilometers long, forming a ring around the historic center of the city. In the 1800s they were converted from a defensive structure to a pedestrian promenade, so they are the perfect place to have a stroll with friends or ride a bike, run, have a picnic, or watch other people walk.
Lucca is positioned halfway between the coast of Versilia, the mountains of Garfagnana, and major art cities: Pisa, Livorno, Florence, Pistoia.
There are many stores, including handicrafts, which are very interesting. Every third Sunday of the month there is also an antiques market, where we often find some new dishes for photos.
Of course there is good food, too: the farmers' market and its recipes appear in our cookbook โFrom the Markets of Tuscanyโ and on the blog you can also find a small guide for a weekend in Garfagnana, but in the coming weeks we would like to work on a more complete guide to share here in Letters from Tuscany. In the meantime if you go to Lucca be sure to make a reservation to have lunch at Gigliola.
What do you think? Would you be interested in a Foodie Guide on Lucca? Let me know in the comments.
Yes! I would love to read a foodie Guide to Lucca
My heart is in Lucca. I have my family there, but the first time I went to Lucca I was 10 yrs old and it was home to me then and still is. I love to visit all of Italy but feel like I am home only in Lucca.