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helpers
Handy hints
Communicating with friends and family while away
Depending on how long you stay, consider buying a mobile here.
You can pick one up for about 60 euros, and then add 'ricarica' (phone credit) in amounts of 10, 25 or 50 euros.
Download Skype before you leave home, or at any internet cafe' abroad. Add credit with your credit card, and calls home can be as little as a few cents a minute.
Sign up to Facebook, and create a profile with photos and info of your journey. It's possible to upload photos on Flickr, snapfish, webshots etc Might give peace of mind to store photos in case the camera goes walkabout. These are free or inexpensive options
Language, insurance, currency, voltage and cultural tips
If you haven't studied the language at all (which even the smallest amount is recommended) bring a dictionary. Dont assume that English will be spoken everywhere-it won't!
Even in summer, bring a shawl or a wrap for when you enter the churches. You might be forbidden entry if your shoulders are uncovered or skirts are above the knee.
The currency in Italy is euro dollar. Click here for conversions:
XE.com Universal Currency Converter The banks are opened from 8.30-1.30 and 2.30-4.00, and if an ATM is needed ask for a Bancomat.
The voltage is 220V 50HZ. The plug has two round prongs, so best pack an adapter.
Lucca does not reveal itself immediately. Take time to wander down the back streets, and definitely a walk or ride on the walls. It's a city that allows you to breathe and reflect. To be human.
Standing at the bar to take your coffee, will cost you about half the price of sitting down at the table.
Lucca is bike friendly, and if you're on a bike, you can expect locals to allow you to pass or move out of the way if you give your bell a tinkle. Generally keep to your right when walking.
Kitchen Divas
Authentic Italian food. Resident or holidaying, Lucca's gourmet cooks come to your apartment or villa and make you a sumptuous dinner using ingredients of the region. Watch and learn the secrets to making simple, fast and delicious food that you can replicate back home. Or just relax with a bottle of wine chosen to complement. Includes demonstration, wine chosen by local sommelier and ingredients.
Shopping Gofers
Tired of take-away pizza but want to eat-in? Lucca's shopping gofers know where to source all the best of Lucca's produce for a dinner to satisfy the discerning. Delivered to your door.
Wine Consultancy
Wine shipped home or expert advice on the best wines of the region? Lucca's sommeliers will shop with you or buy and deliver according to budget. Expert advice saves you time and money.
Fairy Godmother's
Washing, ironing and mending service. Pick up and delivery.
Mother Hen's
Need a night out or want a few hours just to calmly shop or look through the beautiful stores of Lucca? We give you the flexibility to do that with our babysitting service. Fully referenced, experienced, bi-lingual, with car licence.
Make every moment count ...
Experience it with Experience Lucca!