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The Enviroment:
TUSCANY – Lucca
FAI – FONDO AMBIENTE ITALIANO
The smallest historical public theatre in the world, 71 sq. metres( first performance 1891).
In 1890, an engineer called Biagini donated his barn to be used to build a theatre in Vetriano which at that time had a population of 400 people. A village society worked on its construction. It was made up of 18 people who each deposited a down payment of two lire and then fifty cents per month until the work was completed.
The "teatrino" became a very important cultural centre for the village and the people were rightly very proud of it. During the post second World War period, the theatre started to fall into decline until a share of the ownership was ceded to the Town Council in 1983. Restructuring work was interrupted almost immediately and the building became unfit for use. In 1997 the Biagini inheritors donated their share of ownership of the theatre to the FAI, and a year later, restructuring work was taken up again following the project offered by the architect Guglielmo Mozzoni. The "teatrino was officially reopened on the 28th September 2002.
We suggest this ITALIAN HIDDEN BEAUTY - to be preserved through FAI - in all our itineraries including Pisa-Square of Miracles, Florence and Five Lands Tours.
1 Day excursion FAI Abbazia di San Fruttuoso - Camogli - Portofino
Being Responsible
The Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano (FAI) is the National Trust of Italy. The organisation was established in 1975 on the model of the British National Trust. It is a private non-profit organisation and has 60,000 members as of early 2005. Its purpose is to protect elements of Italy's physical heritage which might otherwise be lost.
LUCCA
The city of Lucca, in Tuscany, is considered one of the major tourist destinations in Italy. Located in a strategic place to visit cities like Pisa, Siena and Florence, offers the possibility to quickly reach areas such as the Garfagnana mountains or the beaches of Versilia. The hills surrounding the city of extraordinary beauty, not only for the presence of forest and fertile hillsides planted with vines and olive trees with great skill, but because the whole country is dotted with medieval villages, ruins of castles, towers and fortifications tell his story, a story also of territorial disputes, battles and looting. It is often difficult to reach the sites where the remains of the fortifications, both because there are no reports, either because the vegetation has taken over, the fact remains that the suggestion of the area is for those who always go through them once.
Those who choose to spend your time relaxing in Tuscany, but also to visit the active sites of cultural, can not travel to Lucca, enjoying the magic atmosphere strolling through the old town, and stop to admire the imposing walls that surround. Lucca offers a variety of places and monuments. From the churches to bed, the walls of the old town with narrow streets, museums to the many historic buildings, the historic center does not fail to offer its visitors refreshment bars, restaurants with menus, pizzerias, cinemas and clubs to meet or passing a pleasant evening.
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