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The Sword in the Stone is in Tuscany!

September 5, 2014 by Jenny M Want

Arthur pulling the sword from the stone

Perhaps the most iconic image of Arthurian legend is that of a youth pulling a sword from a stone, a feat no one else had been able to achieve, and he was thus hailed as the true king of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stories of Italy Tagged With: Tuscan tales

Bath Time – With Chips in Tuscany

July 31, 2014 by David Wineman

The Casino Bagni di Lucca

If anyone asked you where was the first casino in Europe, what would you say? Monte Carlo? If so, you would be wrong, because the first legal casino was opened in Italy in a place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stories of Italy Tagged With: Tuscany

Barga – Our “Saint” Christopher

July 31, 2014 by Jenny M Want

Barga in Tuscany

How many of you are familiar with, or even own, a St. Christopher pendant or medal? I do, and have always liked the image of a man carrying a child across a river. St. Christopher is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stories of Italy Tagged With: Barga

R.I.P. The English Cemetery at Bagni di Lucca

July 17, 2014 by Jenny M Want

To me, graveyards are not only fascinating and informative places, but also places of great peace. Despite more than three years in this part of Tuscany, I had failed to visit this one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stories of Italy Tagged With: Tuscany

A Migratory “Flight” – The Plaster Figures of the Serchio Valley

July 3, 2014 by Jenny M Want

I'm not sure why exactly, my visit to but the museum of plaster figures in Lucca probably had something to do with it, but the other day, I was thinking about migratory birds. Up popped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stories of Italy Tagged With: museum

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