by Lenora Boyle | May 29, 2015 | Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Tuscany, Travel Tips
During my Italy Retreats for Women, I choose my top 4 restaurants in Lucca, Italy, that offer traditional Italian dishes of pastas, seafood and meats, but also healthy choices that include vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meals to satisfy the needs of all the women...
by Lenora Boyle | Apr 23, 2015 | Italy Travel
Barga, Italy is a short drive, about 45 minutes north of Lucca. Read more about this sweet hilltop town in my article posted on Italian Notebook.com. Photo by Denise Gallagher Learn more about traveling to Italy on Lenora’s Italy Retreats For Women Find out more...
by Lenora Boyle | Jan 6, 2015 | Italian dessert, Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Tuscany
Normally my Italian sweet tooth is satisfied with gelato and tiramisu, but this past year, Anne, one of our group participants discovered thick hot chocolate drinks at Antica Cioccolata Eraclea near San Michele Piazza in Lucca. When we think of drinking in Italy, we...
by Lenora Boyle | Sep 20, 2014 | Italian dessert, Italian food, Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Tuscany
The first four days of my Italy Retreat For Women were spent in Cinque Terre and the last six were enjoyed here in Lucca, Italy. I will continue to write posts about the fun we had and the food we ate! It is hard to believe that they have returned to their homes and...
by Lenora Boyle | Mar 31, 2014 | Italy Travel, Italy Travel-Tuscany
Wander out into the hillsides surrounding Lucca and enjoy a walk into the past–as you enter the Italian Hillside Villas of Lucca and gardens of the wealthy. Check out my guest post on Italian Notebook. During my Italy Retreats our visits to the gorgeous Hillside...