Bonus Episode with Giulia Barbaro
11/06/23 • 46 min
Episode Notes
Grapevine Magazine
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Website: www.luccagrapevine.com
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Our Italian Journey
Website: https://ouritalianjourney.com
Audible book: Our Italian Journey (to be released on Amazon Audible mid November 2023)
Connect with Giulia at Melting Pot Lucca
Website: www.meltingpotlucca.it
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +39 388 9318676
Address: Via San Marco, 21 Lucca 55100 (5 minutes outside the walls just off Borgo Giannotti)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meltingpotlucca
Instagram: @meltingpotlucca
Giulia’s Recommendations - Food and drink
Trattoria Da Giulio in Pelleria, Via delle Conce, 45 Lucca
Cucina dello Scompiglio, (Guamo) Via di Vorno, 67/B 55012 Capannori
Bar Osteria Lo Stellario, Piazza San Francesco, 46 Lucca... for an aperitivo
La Bontà (Gelateria) Via Castruccio Castracani, 269, Lucca (5 minutes outside Porta Elisa)... especially the yogurt
Giulia’s Recommendations - Things to see and do
Walk the Walls of Lucca
Climb the Guinigi Tower (inside the walls)
Climb the Bell Tower (inside the walls)
Visit the Orto Botanico gardens (inside the walls)
Visit the Garfagnana... Barga... Castelnuovo
Visit Altopascio... a section of the Via Francigena, the ancient pilgrimage route
Favourite Italian word/phrase
Magari... I wish/I hope so
Vabbè... whatever (short form of ‘va bene’ (alright/ok) accompanied by a ‘shrug’ of the shoulders!
About the Host
Andrea has travelled the length and breadth of Italy. Having fallen in love with Lucca, she now spends a few months there each year.
Subscribe, Follow, Review, Donate
I self-fund this podcast, so if you enjoy listening, I would be ever so grateful if you could visit the Ko-Fi supporter webpage ko-fi/lifeinlucca and DONATE the equivalent of a gelato or two, as this helps me to produce further episodes. You could also hit the SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW button now so that each new episode will appear, as if by magic, in your podcast library. And, if you’ve a little time to spare, please do leave a REVIEW.
Website: https://shows.acast.com/lifeinlucawithandrea
E:mail: [email protected]
Instagram: andreas_life_in_lucca
Twitter: @mountains46
Ko-fi: ko-fi/lifeinlucca
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Episode Notes
Grapevine Magazine
Discount Code (10% off annual subscription): GVLIFE10
Website: www.luccagrapevine.com
Click Subscriptions > Grapevine on-line... complete the online form
Our Italian Journey
Website: https://ouritalianjourney.com
Audible book: Our Italian Journey (to be released on Amazon Audible mid November 2023)
Connect with Giulia at Melting Pot Lucca
Website: www.meltingpotlucca.it
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +39 388 9318676
Address: Via San Marco, 21 Lucca 55100 (5 minutes outside the walls just off Borgo Giannotti)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meltingpotlucca
Instagram: @meltingpotlucca
Giulia’s Recommendations - Food and drink
Trattoria Da Giulio in Pelleria, Via delle Conce, 45 Lucca
Cucina dello Scompiglio, (Guamo) Via di Vorno, 67/B 55012 Capannori
Bar Osteria Lo Stellario, Piazza San Francesco, 46 Lucca... for an aperitivo
La Bontà (Gelateria) Via Castruccio Castracani, 269, Lucca (5 minutes outside Porta Elisa)... especially the yogurt
Giulia’s Recommendations - Things to see and do
Walk the Walls of Lucca
Climb the Guinigi Tower (inside the walls)
Climb the Bell Tower (inside the walls)
Visit the Orto Botanico gardens (inside the walls)
Visit the Garfagnana... Barga... Castelnuovo
Visit Altopascio... a section of the Via Francigena, the ancient pilgrimage route
Favourite Italian word/phrase
Magari... I wish/I hope so
Vabbè... whatever (short form of ‘va bene’ (alright/ok) accompanied by a ‘shrug’ of the shoulders!
About the Host
Andrea has travelled the length and breadth of Italy. Having fallen in love with Lucca, she now spends a few months there each year.
Subscribe, Follow, Review, Donate
I self-fund this podcast, so if you enjoy listening, I would be ever so grateful if you could visit the Ko-Fi supporter webpage ko-fi/lifeinlucca and DONATE the equivalent of a gelato or two, as this helps me to produce further episodes. You could also hit the SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW button now so that each new episode will appear, as if by magic, in your podcast library. And, if you’ve a little time to spare, please do leave a REVIEW.
Website: https://shows.acast.com/lifeinlucawithandrea
E:mail: [email protected]
Instagram: andreas_life_in_lucca
Twitter: @mountains46
Ko-fi: ko-fi/lifeinlucca
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Previous Episode
S2 #7 with Norma Jean Bishop
My guest today is Norma Jean Bishop. Some of you will know Norma Jean as the editor of the long established cultural magazine, Grapevine, which is THE GO-TO publication for anybody visiting, or living in and around Lucca. What you may not know however is that Norma Jean has Italian heritage, studied in Florence, and after living in Paris for a spell, moved with her family to the Province of Lucca to make it a permanent base nearly 30 years ago. As a consequence, she has many interesting stories and experiences to share and makes a fascinating guest. I particularly enjoyed recording this episode which took place in the Grapevine office, as you can hear the authentic sounds of Lucca in the background.
Connect with this Episode’s supporter - Melting Pot Lucca, Language School
Website: www.meltingpotlucca.it
E-mail: [email protected]
Instagram: @meltingpotlucca
Facebook: meltingpotlucca
Exclusive 10% Discount Code LIFE10 (expires 31 July 2023)
Norma Jean’s Recommendations
The Walls, Lucca, inside view of the historical centre, and view out over the Provence of Lucca
Piazza Giglio; Piazza Michele, the Anfiteatro etc, sit and people watch
Take the train to the mountains or the coast...
The Garfagnana... Castelnuovo; San Romano; Eremo di Calomini
Pescaglia, hilltop village
Trebbio, Carlo Galgani, the Blacksmith
Carraia, the smallest Opera House
Colognora, Chestnut museum
Trattoria da Nonna Clara, Via Santa Croce, 71 Lucca
Ristorante Buca di Sant’ Antonio, Via della Cervia, 3 Lucca
Pasticceria Dianda, Via Della Rosa, 9 Lucca
Gelateria and Chocolatier, Caniparoli, Via San Paolino, 44
Favourite Italian word/phrase
Dunque - well (filler word for a natural pause)
Allora - also/well (filler word for a natural pause)
About the Host
Andrea has travelled the length and breadth of Italy. Having fallen in love with Lucca, she now spends a few months there each year.
Subscribe, Follow, Review, Donate
I self-fund this podcast, so if you enjoy listening, I would be ever so grateful if you could visit the Ko-Fi supporter webpage ko-fi/lifeinlucca and DONATE the equivalent of a gelato or two, as this helps me to produce further episodes. You could also hit the SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW button now so that each new episode will appear, as if by magic, in your podcast library. And, if you’ve a little time to spare, please do leave a REVIEW.
Website: https://shows.acast.com/lifeinlucawithandrea
E:mail: [email protected]
Instagram: andreas_life_in_lucca
Twitter: @mountains46
Ko-fi: ko-fi/lifeinlucca
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Next Episode
Series 3 Trailer
Life in Lucca with Andrea - Series 3 starts the first week of April 2024 - Subscribe Now!
Ciao and Welcome to the Series 3 Trailer for Life in Lucca with Andrea!
It gives me great pleasure to reveal that Series 3 will be launched during the first week of April. And... I’m sure that you’ll be delighted to know that I’ve interviewed some really interesting guests for Series 3, it’s an absolute joy listening back to the interviews during the editing process. After all the years I’ve spent in Lucca there is always something new to learn about this beautiful and welcoming city, so a big thank you to my guests for their time, and generosity.
And... I’m also delighted to tell you that the Life in Lucca with Andrea podcast has recently burst through 7000 downloads across 56 countries, it’s mind blowing.
So, whilst you are waiting for the launch of Series 3, you could listen to, or even re-visit Series 1 and 2 of Life in Lucca with Andrea, and whilst you’re there, why not hit the subscribe or follow button on your usual podcast app so that each new episode will appear, as if by magic, in your podcast library. And, if you’ve a little time to spare, please do leave a review.
It always gives me a buzz when listeners contact me, I really enjoy reading your emails and it’s been wonderful meeting some of you in Lucca and making new friends.
You can also follow me on Instagram at andreas_life_in_lucca as during the months that I’m in Lucca, I post photos of my adventures and the people I meet for you to enjoy.
I self-fund this podcast, and so I would like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who have made donations through the Ko-Fi donation webpage. For anybody that doesn’t know about the Ko-Fi donation webpage, it’s so very easy to use, and your donations no matter how big or small, really help me keep the podcast alive. You can donate by going to the Ko-Fi website where you can link to my page which is
ko-fi/lifeinlucca.
Thanks so much for listening and your continued support. You’ll find lots of information in the Episode notes, also, you can e-mail me at [email protected] and we can perhaps arrange to meet up for a coffee chat or a walk on the walls.
A presto!
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