9th annual Castagnaccio del Natale Trophy
1st - Emiliana Santi, 2nd - Federica Brizi, 3rd - Tiziana Faccio, 4th - Barbara Santoni, 5th - Roberta Guidi
The ninth annual Castagnaccio contest took place in Barga Vecchia this evening (the first contest 2010 can be seen here, 2011 is here 2012 2013, 2014 2015 2016 2017 ) In 2010 there were just 6 contestants fighting it out for the honour of preparing the best traditional castagnaccio – the classic sweet dish from this area made from chestnut flour. Last […]
The Pennati – work in progress
di Vagli son, a Vagli son nato, meglio morir che lascià il Pennato
There have been many visitors to Keane’s studio in Barga Vecchia over the past six months (some of them can be seen here) – they have been arriving to see for themselves how the latest work based on rock engravings and the pennati – the bill hooks, are progressing. A whole series of new canvases […]
The Aristodemos play Barga in Cioccolato 2018
The Aristodemos braved the freezing cold and spent 3 hours playing out in the piazzas of Barga Vecchia for the 13th annual Chocolate Festa in Barga this year
Praline, torte, cioccolate calde, fondute, mousse, tavolette ripiene, liquori e tante altre produzioni artigianali a base di cioccolato. Torna a Barga la 13^ edizione del festival interamente dedicato ai maestri del cacao Tanti gli appuntamenti in programma: degustazioni, mini eventi dedicati a tutti gli abbinamenti del cioccolato, musica e animazione per bambini. La magia del […]
