Buffet froid at the palace

History read through the palace ceremonial: fans, buffets, quadrilles and cotillons. From the codes of conduct, to food, to clothes, from the Regency of Jane Austen to the Empire of Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, “Ballo a Palazzo” is the program of 5 animated conferences-laboratory on History, customs and society created thanks to the association “Napoleon and Elisa: from Paris to Tuscany “and held by Margarita Martinez on the occasion of the bicentenary from the installation of the duchess Maria Luisa di Borb

Enjoy weaving

Spinning, twisting, pedaling, weaving … let’s know the ancient textile art that has made Lucca famous throughout medieval and renaissance Europe.

You can try Thursday, March 22 in the rustic weaving workshop “Maria Niemack” of the National Museum of Palazzo Mansi.

"Poor" fish in Federica's Kitchen

In 2009, we moved to Viareggio from Garfagnana, but I wanted to take care of cooking and open my own restaurant where I could offer the cuisine learned "di la dalla Apuane" and that of the sea, which I did not yet know. I had the good fortune to meet people who helped me to take this path, especially I have to thank the guys from Lampare, fishermen who use these boats from the south and "naturalized" Viareggio. They brought me many products, they taught me how to use them.

New cover, Spring!

Spring, the awakening of nature. There are many seasonal products that enrich our table: fresh vegetables like salad, radishes, wild herbs, and then so much fish that populate again our shores. Oil and wine, which never fail, strawberries, flowers and baked goods, as a good focaccia bread to combine with our dishes.