Bagni di Lucca
Bagni di Lucca
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Bagni di Lucca
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Next door to the former Hotel Regina are: the "theatre Academic", built in 1790 and restored in 1986 and the premises of the "Circolo dei Forestieri", dating from the turn of the century. Continuing along the main street we pass the "Palazzo della Lena", built in the 16' century and the present housing the office of the Comune, Crossing the Contessa Casalini public park, the way ajgain lies upwards to "Bagno alla Villa", where are the "Granducal Villa" or "Villa Maurigi", built in 1821 by Elisa Baciocchi, another sister of Napoleon.
The "Villa Bernardini", former1y "Villa Lemon", on 1720; the 15 century "Chiesina del Principe"', visited by S. Luigi Gonzaga in 1568; the building of "Bagno alla Villa", with its characteristic turrets. The "Villa Ada", built in the 16th century. The former "Anglican church" lies a little low-down while a little further oR' is the 12' century parish church of St. Peter. Bagni di Lucca Spa is not just a palace for treatments and rest. Numerous firm with a tradition going back two or three century, when vendors of statuettes and workers in stucco emigrated all over the world, have recalled some of these workers to their native piace and giving life in the field are concentrated in our valley. Here the largest handmade crib ever made, with life-size figures, was built in 1988 for presentation to the Pope. There is a "Museum of the nativity" in the nearby town of "Coreglia Antelminelli", dedicated to this crafen an exhibition of the statuette-marker's art is held annually in Bagni di Lucca.
Today more op-to-date techniques are employed and the plaster and paper machine still used in some of the smaller workshops bave been replaced by wood and synthetic materials with notables results.
