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Lucca Tourist Information: 0583
419 689
Many of the shops in Lucca are closed on Mondays. It is great
fun to rent bikes - you can bike around the ramparts and also
bikes seem to take precedence over cars in the town itself.
Also tapes + earphones can be rented as a guide to the town.
Many of our guests have found this to be very useful.
Pisa Tourist Information: 050
42291
As well as the Leaning Tower and the Duomo, Pisa has a wonderful
old town with lots of shops, beautiful buildings and great
little restaurants.
Puccini Festival
Puccini Open Air Opera Festival at Torre del Lago
takes place in July and August, and is a 40 minute drive from
Peralta. www.puccinifestival.it
Restaurants: There are
numerous restaurants within easy reach of Peralta. . Once
in the valley (10 minutes from Peralta by car), you find many
restaurants. We leave a long list in each accommodation. The
town of Pietrasanta is a 20 minute car ride away and has a
beautiful square where it is lovely to while away time in
one of the many cafes and then have a delicious dinner. In
the height of summer, the town is buzzing with activity until
midnight at least.
Banks: The Banca Toscana
is open from 8:20 to 13:20 and from 14:45 to 15:45. There
are several cash dispensers in Camaiore: Banca Toscana in
middle of town, Intessa in square at other end of town, Risparmio
di Lucca in main pedestrian street, etc.
Supermarkets: The closest
supermarket is Conad in Camaiore (open all day & Sunday
to 1pm). Take the Camaiore by-pass and then turn right at
the second set of traffic lights. Turn right at the T junction
and it is about 25 yards down on the righthandside, just set
off the road with parking in front. There is a café
just before the entrance. Much smaller than the Coop but still
excellent fruit & veg and very good value. Open through
lunchtime.The Coop in Viareggio (this side of town - go over
the railway crossing and then it is straight ahead of you
and signposted. It has very fresh fish, great fruit and veg.
Open 8:30 to 20:00 and Sunday mornings to 1pm in the high
season. The Esselunga supermarkets in Viareggio and Lido de
Camaiore are open all day on Sunday. Follow the road to Viareggio
and then take signs for the railway station. Esselunga is
on the left before you reach the station.
Pieve shops: Past church
to T-junction. Turn right.
Fruit, Veg., Grocery: Apart from the supermarkets, Lilia and
her husband Stefano in Pieve have a good selection of fruit
& veg., and always fresh - also a good selection of hams,
cheeses, etc. The local cheese is Pecorino (sheep's milk),
and the best proscuitto in the shop is Parma "dolce".
This is our closest grocery and greengrocer and we highly
recommended it. It is next door to Marco's
bar & pizzeria (Bar da Pietro).
Cleaners,Laundry: One
at top end of pedestrian street, one at bottom end. Both on
left hand side.
Chemists: They close at 12:30 and open again at 16:00 until
19:30. The closest is this end of Camaiore, on the roundabout.
Go down to the main road, turn right and do not take the bypass
but go straight towards the town. Gas station on the right
and chemist on left.
General Opening Hours:
Most food shops shut from 13:00 to 16:00/16:30 and most stay
open until 19:00 at least. Other shops shut somewhere between
12:00 and 12:45 and do not open again until 16:00/16:30.
Early Closing: Pieve shops and Camaiore food shops are closed
on Wednesday afternoons. Conad supermarket remains open. |
