La Giunchiglia Guided Tours

Name: La Giunchiglia Guided Tours
Address: Via E Ridolfi, Lucca, 55100, IT
Telephone: +390583341612

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La Giunchiglia Guided Tours

La Giunchiglia organizes walking tours of Lucca, Pistoia, Pisa, Firenze, Prato, Siena, San Gimignano, Val d'Orcia, Grosseto, Arezzo, Carrara.

Fatti guidare alla scoperta di Lucca e dei suoi tesori attraverso i nostri itinerari tematici! Prenota una visita guidata: l’esperienza e la preparazione degli operatori de “La Giunchiglia” sono garanzia di qualità. In nostra compagnia scoprirai gli aspetti più reconditi della città di Lucca: l’epoca romana, medievale, rinascimentale, barocca e ottocentesca. Attraverso i monumenti o semplicemente

camminando per le suggestive vie del centro rimarrai affascinato dagli eventi che hanno reso la città un centro commerciale e diplomatico internazionale.

05/07/2024

Lucca: Pilgrim and Mercenary Routes in the Middle Ages (in Italian)

27/06/2024

A reminder for Puccini enthusiasts. Tomorrow night outside the Walls of Lucca, Riccardo Muti presents Puccini. For those of you who cannot attend, the concert will be televised live on Rai 3 at 9.20 pm.

17/06/2024

Three days to learn about the history of Lucca, including the possibility of visiting exhibits in the interior of 9 bastions of the walls.
Click on the link for the rich program of events

As a unique format in Italy, Lucca Historiae Fest tells this story on nine bastions of the Walls where as many historical reconstructions will be set up

27/04/2024

I also found a thesis written in 2012 by a University of Sydney scholar (Jessica B. Brady) regarding the transportation of Zita’s cult to England where she was known as Saint Sitha. Once again, this occurred most likely due to the commercial ties between Lucca and England.
It is a very interesting read titled:
The Servant Saint: Zita of Lucca and Sitha of England (1278-1550).

Painting of Saint Zita by Giuseppe Stornone (second half of the 19th century)

27/04/2024

Did you know that Saint Zita of Lucca has been celebrated in Genoa since medieval times thanks to the community of Lucchese merchants that established themselves there? There’s a flower market and confirmation is held in the parish of Santa Zita on the Sunday closest to April 27.

https://www.visitgenoa.it/it/fiera-di-s-zita-2024

https://amp.genovatoday.it/eventi/fiera-santa-zita-2024.html

https://www.parrocchiasantazita.it/

25/04/2024

Lucca celebrates its famous 13th-century local girl, Saint Zita.
There are masses in the Basilica of San Frediano through to Sunday venerating the beloved saint and a beautiful flower market in Piazza dell’Anfiteatro.
For more information regarding Saint Zita:

https://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/2022-04/dcm-004/saint-zita-the-unservile-servant.html

25/04/2024

Things to do over this long weekend (for some) here in Lucca.
The Lucca Classica Music Festival runs through to Sunday and offers numerous events and concerts in various venues, including Puccini concerts celebrating the centenary of the Maestro’s death.
Click on the link to download the program
https://www.luccaclassica.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Programma_Lucca-Classica_2024.pdf

13/04/2024

Hot off the press. Article from the Vancouver Sun (the largest newspaper in western Canada by circulation). 🤩🤩🤩

05/04/2024

This weekend on the walls of Lucca, for gardeners and those who love gardens:
Verdemura 2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/49YtX8DLmr6kcfdM/?mibextid=WC7FNe

30/03/2024

Happy Spring!! Happy Easter!!
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10/03/2024

If you’re in town on Wednesday, you might like to attend….outside Porta Santa Maria

02/03/2024

Here are some of the camellias at Villa Reale di Marlia.
Take a walk in the park of the Villa and stroll along the splendid Camellia Walkway 🌸🤩.
For more information:
https://villarealedimarlia.it/en/explore/the-gardens/camellia-walkways/

02/03/2024

It’s that time of year again.
The Exhibition of the Historic Camellias of Lucchesia 🌸🤩🌸
Come and admire the camellias on the first four weekends of this month in the camellia hamlets of Pieve and Sant’Andrea di Compito and in various villas.
For the program and map, click on the link:
https://www.camelielucchesia.it/articolo/mostra-antiche-camelie-lucchesia-2024/

13/01/2024

This is a must see!!!
Today at 12.25 on Rai 1

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all our Facebook friends and followers!! Happy Holidays!!

26/06/2023

Opera Lucca is back in town (https://www.facebook.com/operalucca.org).
This year, these young artists will be performing at Palazzo Pfanner and in Piazza Cittadella in addition to the Convictus Giardino.
Come support them in their love of opera and Giacomo Puccini.

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Via E Ridolfi
Lucca
55100

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+390583341612

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http://www.lagiunchiglia.net/

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In January 1982, a group of girls with degrees in art history, founded the cooperative La Giunchiglia, perhaps inspired by the flower, the jonquil, of Saint Zita, who, we like to think, has protected us all these years. Those girls parted ways but others arrived, including a few of us, who undertook to keep the cooperative alive and in fact, we continue to do so today with immense passion and dedication. We have been custodians of important museums such as the Puccini Museum and Palazzo Pfanner. We were ushers at the theatres of Pistoia, Pescia, and Lucca. We were ticket sellers at Lucca Comics, hostesses (when we were young and pretty); we worked at information offices, were interpreters for visiting celebrities such as the Kennedys and Ron Howard. We offered assistance on international sets such as The Portrait of a Lady and Joe Millionaire and we have given guided tours to visitors from all over the world to acquaint them with Lucca and its incomparable historical and artistic resources. We mentored many university students who, thanks to their experience with us, today work in theatres and museums. We even cleaned the stairwells of some important historical palazzos. For the past twenty years, we have dedicated ourselves to giving guided tours and have licensed guides throughout Tuscany. We started off doing many things but through time decided to concentrate our efforts on one thing in order to excel. Our experience has helped us to survive the twenty-first century and all its difficulties. Actually, to tell the truth, we wonder how it has been possible to survive to 2022 given all the obstacles and continued economic difficulties. At this point, Covid has not beaten us and I do not think any virus ever will. At least not for now. We would like to thank all those institutions of Lucca that have trusted us over the past forty years and all our members both past and present. They were and are our driving force. A big thanks to our accountants at Studio Morga

Listen to the recently refurbished bells of San Frediano ring out in Saint Zita’s honour.

In light of the problems of the moment, here is a reminder of the positive aspects and accomplishments of Italy:

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Our Story

Discover Lucca and its treasures by taking our guided tours! Book a tour with us. Our locally trained and experienced guides guarantee top quality tours. Let us help you get to know all the different facets of Lucca: Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Nineteenth-century. You will enjoy walking through the narrow streets to admire its monuments, art, and history. We believe you will be pleasantly surprised and fall in love with our town.

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We also offer tours in the rest of Tuscany with equally qualified guides.

Si offre visite guidate in tutta la Toscana.