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The second annual Castagnaccio contest took place in Barga Vecchia this afternoon (the first contest last year can be seen here) A year ago 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. Twelve months later, the seasons have move round and once more the fire is lit outside Aristo’s bar in Barga Vecchia, the tables are cleared, and the [...]
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07/23/2011 1:04 am
The Piazzette, the festa del centro storico 2011 moved into the ninth day and as we have started to get used to, the quality of the music just keeps getting better. Thirty five concerts over a period of the next ten days, featuring live musicians or all types, hues, colours and persuasions. The festa...
08/15/2010 12:39 am
So the earth spins round the sun, the seasons change and certain traditions once more are kept. One of the once yearly appointments which a group of people look forward to with a healthy mixture of trepidation and anticipation is the annual trek across the mountains out of Tuscany and into Reggio...
07/10/2010 1:30 pm
Throughout the year in Tuscany there are numerous festivals. Those in the winter months tend to involve crossbow competitions, jousting, barrel rolling, horse races, medieval costumes and acts of religious devotion. Those held during the summer typically celebrate the local harvest, with most towns and...
06/20/2010 6:00 pm
If you had any doubt as to who was the better team, well, you’re a moron. Right at the 8th minute, New Zealand confirmed their favouritism and superiority with an expertly placed free kick cross that was met by a well-placed Smeltz who struck it home. New Zealand then proceeded to carry out their...
06/15/2010 12:09 am
Any restaurant not equipped with a TV was empty and the piazzas and streets of Barga were deserted this evening as Italy kicked off on their first World Cup 2010 match in South Africa against the team from Paraguay. Paolo Gas’s bar on the Fosso was packed with supporters, so too the Mordimi restaurant...
06/08/2010 11:44 pm
A quick check through the barganews archives over the past few years shows that the Lake Angels have been very creative in their methods of raising money for Rwanda .. they range from organising festas, roast chestnut roastings, roast pig days, events, sponsored evenings and during 2008 and 2009 –...
03/31/2010 12:14 pm
The Lake Angels are the group of local men who every August make a “pilgrimage” across the mountains behind Barga and out of Tuscany into Emilia-Romagna on their trek down to Lago Santo. Their annual expeditions has been well documented on barganews ( articles here) What has also been...
12/20/2009 8:01 pm
The Lake Angels of Barga have always been creative in their methods of raising money for Rwanda. This week they put on a new charity event and once again there was a touch of ” something new” running right through the middle of it - in fact right in the centre of it. Weeks ago a small...
09/20/2009 2:19 pm
An interesting mix and match of ideas, concepts, lifestyles and games at La Mocchia last night as Lorenzo from the self same Mocchia celebrated his stag night (in typical Lorenzo style – copious quantities of alcohol, loud karaoke, dancing on the tables and some viewing of random male body parts)...
09/16/2009 12:30 am
One of those strange coincidences that so often happen – on the very same day that it was announced officially that the wild mushroom Grifola frondosa, known in this area as the Grifone, has been added to the list of mushrooms now commercially available – one of the Lake Angels founders and...
08/26/2009 3:38 pm
Well, they did it. Two years ago we first started publishing articles about the Lake Angels project to supply water to families living in Kiruri, Rwanda. Three large water containers – 20.000, 15.000 and 10.000 litres connected to 3 km of tubing are now supplying fresh drinking water to...
08/12/2009 1:06 am
So the earth spins round the sun, the seasons change and certain traditions once more are kept. One of the once yearly appointments which a group of people look forward to with a healthy mixture of trepidation and anticipation is the annual trek across the mountains out of Tuscany and into Reggio Emilio...
07/15/2009 1:13 pm
One of Britain’s redtop newspapers is running a story today that mentions Barga. The Daily Star has an article entitled Paolo to learn “native” tongue and recounts in breathless tones that Paolo Nutini plans to make better use of his Italian heritage by finally learning the lingo. MAMMA...
07/13/2009 1:19 pm
The three day Lake Angels Soul Festival closed in style this evening at the Moscardini Football Stadium. Once again, a large audience were present at the stadium to partake in the only annual event in this area that promotes soul music and this evening was the pinnacle of the event – the final...
07/11/2009 11:40 pm
The Lake Angels Soul Festival moves into the second day with a fresh group of musicians up on the stage keeping the large crowd happy and amused. Torrential rain earlier on in the evening turned the field into a muddy trap for the unwary dancer but luckily the sky had cleared by the time the sun went...
07/10/2009 2:38 am
The three day Lake Angels Soul Festival opened this evening at the Moscardini Football Stadium with a large audience all eager to partake in the only annual event in this area that promotes soul music. The event is organised by the Lake Angels with the participation of the Barga Jazz Club and the ...
07/10/2009 12:16 am
The Lake Angels Soul festival which is scheduled to run this weekend is about to have a definite change of colour. Their usual military style green and orange logo is going to get a boost of some new colours in the spectrum. The Angels have commissioned the artist Keane to prepare a new look to the Soul...
06/30/2009 9:21 pm
The locations of good porcini areas are fiercely kept secret and handed from father to son. People leave their houses at dawn (and even before) to make sure that they are the first up on mountain in search of the elusive funghi. So it comes as a bit of surprise that one of the Lake Angels founders...
06/23/2009 10:33 pm
The Lake Angels have just announced the dates for this year’s Soul Festival. Last year they did this at Gallicano during a dinner for two hundred and fifty people sitting down to eat for the annual Solidarity Evening organised by the Kwizera organisation (article here) This time it was a more “Barga”...
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