Discovering Vetriano: A Hidden Gem in Tuscany

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Hello dearest friends,

this Sunday I want to dedicate it to preparing some posts for this week, because I'll have a few days off, and where I'm likely going, internet might not work well. So, today I'll spend the day writing some posts to share with you here.

Also, because these days I haven't just been working; I went to see a concert in Tuscany near Lucca with my dear friend. We took the opportunity to explore other places in that area of Tuscany that I didn't know, and I made some interesting discoveries.

Today, with these photos, I present to you Vetriano, a hamlet of Pescaglia in the province of Lucca, a beautiful village nestled in the greenery of the Serchio Valley woods—a hidden gem that I discovered thanks to my dear friends, and it was, as always, a very interesting find.
The most fascinating aspect of this village is undoubtedly its stone houses and beautiful narrow streets. I started my walk at a fountain, but soon realized that parts of this place seem somewhat abandoned.

I began to climb up a small road where I could see in the distance the bell tower of a church. Apart from a few houses that seemed inhabited, most of the streets were overgrown with grass. Unfortunately, with no upkeep, nature has reclaimed its spaces here.

But I'm a very curious person, so I continued my exploration of this beautiful village and noticed that, as claimed by the great Puccini, who was born not far from here, you can admire beautiful panoramas from this village.

I think there are very few people living here. I only saw a few agricultural tools, probably indicating that there are still some farmers cultivating nearby plots of land.

Actually, this village consists entirely of steep streets, but I was searching for something interesting that was built in 1890—a small theater called the "Teatrino di Vetriano," a tiny place of about 70 square meters where 90 people could fit, and someone even called it the smallest theater in the world.

In reality, my search was quite challenging. Despite the village not being very large, there were no signs pointing to this theater, and I didn't find anyone to ask for directions. But because I'm very stubborn, I kept exploring until I found the entrance to this theater.
It's a pity I couldn't visit the interior because I found it closed, just like the church, which I also found completely sealed.

Honestly, even though this place is partly abandoned, it was a delightful discovery, and I wanted to share these photos with you to introduce you to this little gem that probably many people around the world, and even in Italy, don't know about.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed the photos. See you in my next post!

ps I tried to publish this post yesterday but it wasn't successful😪