Corso Garibaldi
For a couple of weeks every year in March, Corso Garibaldi is filled with pink and white magnolia flowers. It is a good reason to make several trips to Lucca. I will be going into Lucca almost daily as I have just begun lessons at a driving school in order to obtain my Italian driving licence – another challenge.
white magnolias
The magnolia street in Lucca
the buds are beginning to open
an interesting skyline
a beautiful street
pink and white
Here is a quote from a book on Lucca concerning Corso Garibaldi “If you will be there around the half of March you’ll fill the emotion of walking between the wings of magnolia trees, whose leafage full of flowers looks like the big rose -coloured fireworks even though….unnaturally static.” I love it!
Today, 22nd March, the petals are starting to fall. Soon the trees will have leaves instead of flowers.
fallen petals