Barga still under a white blanket of snow

The statue of Garibaldi in Piazza Garibaldi in Barga Vecchia wears a snowy hat and scarf and a stoic look on his face as the winter weather continues its icy grip across the valley.

The Lucca Prefettura advised the Comune of Barga to close all the schools in the area on Monday morning due to the expected heavy snow fall which would have caused chaos for the pupils returning home, and the schools have remained shut ever since.

The Barga children are having a great week but not so the motorist.The snow continues to fall and freezing temperatures at night have made the roads very dangerous despite the constant salting/gritting by the council workmen.