Parco Bruno Buozzi – the latest

In November of last year we published an article about the continuing work taking place below the road around Barga Vecchia in the Rio Fontanamaggio and Parco Bruno Buozzi.

Since then there has been further consolidation and construction right through the winter and the work is now at an advanced stage. Workers could be seen this week planting trees and shrubs on the new slopes leading down to the stage area and pond and putting the finishing touches to lights and other outside furniture.

From the road above it is now much clearer just what is being constructed in this area. A series of lit walkways and paths with wooden handrails winding down into the park and an area close to the bottom that will be a kind of amphitheatre with stepped seating.

It looks as though by the summer  Barga will have a new space ready for outside theatre, concerts and other events in the open.

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What is also becoming clearer is that they are building a closed water system which will feed a fountain at the top of the park from which water will then run through a series of open channels to the bottom where it will be pumped back up to the top to start its journey once again.

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Sounds like a nice idea but lets hope that the recent fad in other cities of dumping soap powder or washing up liquid into fountains to create huge foam masses to celebrate new years eve and football victories doesn’t come to Barga otherwise Parco Buozzi with become a huge foamy slippery mess.

Dec 2006 – first press conference
October 2007- work starts
November 2007 – second press conference
March 2008 – first project completed
November 2009 – update of progrress

• Parco Bruno Buozzi – Rio Fontanamaggio – update
• Rio Fontanamaggio on national TV