Ciao and Welcome to Life in Lucca with Andrea
In this episode, I meet the Texan born, Vanessa Peters, for the very first time! Discover how, on a study abroad programme in Tuscany back in 2000, Vanessa stumbled by chance, on the then unremarkable City of Lucca, in a guide book, it grabbed her curiosity, and she felt drawn to visit.
Vanessa is a musician, very fitting then that she found, and then chose Lucca, which is renowned for its culture of music, as her base. In fact, the video for her single Crazymaker, taken from the album Modern Age, which came out in February, was filmed in Lucca in December 2020.
Connect with Vanessa
www.vanessapeters.com
Vanessa’s Recommendations
The Walls, Lucca
Torre Guinigi, Via Sant’Andrea, 41
Torre Delle Ore, Via Arancio, 1
San Frediano Basilica, Piazza San Frediano
Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Reparata, Piazza San Giovanni
Gelateria: La Bottega, Via Santa Croce, 87
Gelateria De’Coltelli, Via San Paolino, 10
Pasticceria: Meucci, Via Vittorio Veneto, 12
Pasticceria: Regina, Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 7 (outside the walls, Porta San Elisa)
Pasticceria/Bar: Tiffany, Via Gaetano Luporini, 1054 (outside the walls, Porta Sant’Anna)
Ristorante: Osteria Baralla, Via dell’Anfiteatro, 9
Ristorante: Osteria Dal Manzo, Via Cesare Battisti, 28
Favourite Italian Word/Phrase
Insomma, in short/to sum things up (a gap word)
Ormai, by now/at this point (something has changed so we’ll do it later/reschedule
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.
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Production: Joel at Northern Powerhouse Media www.npmedia.co.uk
Artwork: Massive thanks to Helen Wood
Lucca’s Water Fountains
Meucci la Pasticceria
Vanessa the Musician
Gelateria La Bottega
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