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Lucca & Tuscany Lucca & Tuscany Lucca – October 1-2-3-4th 2020 2 Lucca: city of culture, arts and crafts We will celebrate our annual Big Party by paying tribute to two geniuses: Leonardo da Vinci and Giacomo Puccini ear Confrères and Con- With a city of such glorious his- Leonardo himself in a famous let- D soeurs, dear Friends, we are tory, we can only admire and pay ter of 1482, in which he states: “I infinitely grateful to the Friends tribute to the character and sen- have no rival in building bridges, of Lucca who give us the great sitivity of its inhabitants, tangible fortifications and catapults, and joy of being together again in an even through the impeccable or- also other secret tools that I don’t extraordinary place. A wonderful ganization of our meeting by the dare to describe on this page. My city, with a millenary histor: origi- members of the Bailliage of Lucca painting and my sculpture com- nally born as a Ligurian settlement, and by our confidential agency, pare with those of any other art- then Etruscan in the 5th century Clementson T.O. represented by ist. I excel in formulating riddles B.C, later a Roman city, then a Enrico and Monica Spalazzi to- and inventing knots. And I make Longobard Duchy, then passed gether with their staff. Not to for- cakes that have no equal”. under the Franks; constituted as a get the creativity and originality Leonardo’s exceptional inventions free Municipality since 1119, it re- of the exceptional centuries-old for cooking are known. For lack mained capital of an autonomous cuisine of this city, which ranges of space and for my professional State for over seven centuries, as from the Tordelli to the Matuffi to deformation as a doctor, I would evidenced by its mighty still intact the Buccellato, to name just a few like here to add only a nod to two walls, 12 meters high and over 4 specialties among the many. of the many Leonardesque con- kilometers long. We will meet us in Lucca, an ex- tributions of particular interest to Its reputation of extreme openness traordinary place; the moment of the Rotisseurs of the Chaîne. and hospitality was due also to the meeting will also be extraor- The first is the scientific approach the industrious international mer- dinary, being 500 years after the to nutrition. Leonardo, with a cantile activities, and for having disappearance of a universal ge- suggestive image, compares the been a stage for the pilgrims of nius like Leonardo da Vinci. His nourishment to the wax of a can- the Via Francigena, which united immense talent covers practically dle and the life to the light of the the cities of northern Europe with all human knowledge, includ- candle deriving from the con- Rome. ing culinary art, as reported by sumption of wax, that represents Chaîne des Rôtisseurs 3 the nourishment, in a cycle of tranquility for his immortal musi- blaze of cultural, civil, moral, ar- continuous daily rebirth of our cal creations in Torre del Lago, a tistic progress, where the values of organism, thus first discovering few kilometers from the capital of Saint Louis and our Chaîne, jus- the law of energy metabolism. the Lucchesia: together with some tice, peace, balance, integrity, the The second contribution is con- friends he founded a Club called promotion of the arts and crafts tained in a poem, where Leonardo La Bohème, with a statute that have found and find exemplary describes a diet that is all balanced jokingly included rules, some of implementation. and harmonious according to the which would not be displeased at Renaissance conception: limit- all in our convivial evenings: Roberto Zanghi ing ourselves to some extracts Art.1 The members of the La Bailli Délégué d’Italie from the Leonardesque rhymes in Bohème Club, faithful interpret- Conseiller Magistral, Paris modern Italian, the poem tells us ers of the spirit in which the Club that, if you want to stay healthy, was founded, swear to drink well you should eat light foods, chew and eat better. well and eat cooked and simple ... Art.7 Silence is prohibited. food. The wine must be at room ... Art.8 Wisdom is not even ad- temperature, consumed in small mitted as an exception. quantities but drunk often, not To make Lucca the ideal city of between meals or on an empty the Chaine, only a historical refer- stomach. Precautions that we ence to our founder, King Louis doctors still recommend today! IX, would seem to be missing. But But from the town of Vinci, let me this was also found in this amazing return to the city of Lucca, where city, where in 1836, when it was we find another illustrious spirit, the Duchy of Lucca, a knightly passionate of culinary art, the order, the Order of St. Ludovico, great opera composer Giacomo was established, entitled precisely Puccini, born in Lucca in 1858. I to Louis IX of France, still in use will limit myself to one story. As today. In conclusion, in Lucca we known, Puccini found a haven of will find ourselves immersed in a Chaîne des Rôtisseurs 4 “Give us four days of your time and we will supply you with history, myths, territorial excellences, food and wine at the highest level! You will experience the passion of the culture of knowledge and flavors in an extraordinary fusion!” he city of Lucca will be the silk spool, marked the relaunch of Since ancient times, the city of Luc- T protagonist of the 52th Inter- the economic destiny of the city ca has been an important cultural national Grand Chapitre of Italy, of Lucca - will end. This is why and commercial hub. Some of his from the 1st to the 4th of October we will start the celebrations with architectural jewels are an interna- 2020. Lucca has been designated a visit of Palazzo Mansi, where tional cultural destination, such as for this role, being rich in cultur- we will visit the fabric processing the Cathedral of San Martino, with al and enogastronomic traditions workshop with antique looms, and its funeral monument dedicated to and, at the same time, a city sin- we will conclude the meeting with Ilaria del Carretto, the monumen- gularly magical for its link to the greetings in the Medici Villa of tal complex of San Francesco, the Via Francigena, from which the Artimino, where Leonardo’s origi- Guinigi Tower, the Clock Tower, regional Tuscan Bailliage that I nal spit is! the Basilica of San Frediano, the preside over, takes its name. Our palate will be satisfied by the Church of San Michele in Foro, In fact, the Via Francigena was, chefs and cooks of the best kitch- the Church of Santa Maria Foris- at the time, one of the most im- ens in the city and by one of the portam, the forgotten treasure of portant communication routes in oldest families of restaurateurs in the Church of San Romano with Europe. For Lucca it was the trade Lucca that belongs to our Confrére the famous portrait of the Spouses route par excellence, in a period of Giuliano Pacini. Wines from the Arnolfini - Jan Van Eyck. exceptional commercial and man- best local wineries will be able to In the mid-1400s, at the same time ufacturing development. express the best in accompaniment as the inventions of Leonardo da In addition, 2020 will be the year in with the dishes of the culinary tra- Vinci’s textile machines, Lucca which the celebrations of the 500th dition of Lucca, rich in prepara- had a forerunner industrial devel- anniversary of the death of Leon- tions based on starchy foods, leg- opment in the textile sector and ardo da Vinci - the genius who, umes, fine farmed meats and game, the city was greatly enriched with with his inventions for the tex- vegetables and spices at zero km, the processing of silk, together tile machinery of wool and above aromatic cheeses and pecorino with the trade in precious stones all the mechanical winding of the cheeses and all kinds of sausages. and the currency exchange activ- Chaîne des Rôtisseurs 5 ity, with branches all over Europe. many crowned heads of the time, sides paper production factories. From this wealth came the famous becoming even the “merchants of Lucca, loved and respected by all Renaissance villas of the Lucchese the Pope”. The city succeeded in the nations of the world, was de- merchants, who became patricians. regaining fame throughout Eu- liberately spared from the bomb- The high quality of the silk and rope. A very important character ings of the Second World War. woolen fabrics of Lucca was linked of this period was Paolo Guinigi, There would be nothing else to to the fineness of the material and Lord of Lucca in 1400, enlight- add except: “Give us four days of the beauty of the decorations cre- ened and responsible ruler. At that your time and we will supply you ated by very talented artisans. All time Guinigi was one of the richest with history, myths, territorial excel- the royal courts of the world vied men in the known world. lences, food and wine at the highest for the silk of Lucca. The houses In 1800 two women played a fun- level! You will experience the passion began to take the form of tower- damental role in the city: Elisa of the culture of knowledge and fla- houses (as happened to other Tus- Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sister, and vors in an extraordinary fusion!”. can cities in the same period) of Maria Luisa di Borbone, daugh- which today remains the sceno- ter of the king of Spain.
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