My lovely friend Rosi sent me some photos of the little Christmas market in Bagni di Lucca. I have to say that it looks very cold there right now.
the Christmas market at La Villa
Luckily there are places to warm up while you shop.
that looks like Ilario from Del Sonno by the fire
I wish I was there warming my hands by the fire, then I could head across the road to Del Sonno for a delicious wood fired pizza, or some of Jayne’s wonderful saltimbocca.
local boys hard at work
beautiful presepe are made in Bagni di Lucca
As well as the Nativity scene on display in the market, there is a display of old presepe from Sicily in the Circolo di Forestieri behind the market.
the lovely room upstairs in Circolo di Forestieri
presepe from Sicily
The style of these is quite different from those I saw In Napoli.
a very cute little presepe
Back at the market it is time for some warming crepes with Nutella.
time for some warming Nutella
- a reluctant Santa
It would appear that David is not all that happy about playing Santa.