{"id":559,"date":"2019-10-26T16:44:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T16:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/?p=559"},"modified":"2020-04-20T11:20:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T11:20:22","slug":"barga-a-beautiful-mountain-village-with-a-scottish-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/26\/barga-a-beautiful-mountain-village-with-a-scottish-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Barga &#8211; a beautiful mountain village with a Scottish twist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Barga is rated as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. And rightly so. The town itself is a gem of quaint winding streets, and the views from the cathedral are stunning. The first time I saw it, it reminded me of the view from San Gimignano (Siena),  although more dramatic, overlooking hills, olives, and cypresses all the way to the high mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_549\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-549\" style=\"width: 1960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-549 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1524314008475053493237903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1960\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1524314008475053493237903.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1524314008475053493237903-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1524314008475053493237903-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1524314008475053493237903-498x1024.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The views from the cathedral, right on top of the village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"failed alignnone size-full wp-image-554\" src=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1523082401400621290072970.jpg\" width=\"2999\" height=\"1458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1523082401400621290072970.jpg 2999w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1523082401400621290072970-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1523082401400621290072970-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1523082401400621290072970-1024x498.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The medieval atmosphere is evident as soon as one enters though the ancient portal of the village. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-550 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1506098684983101072224596.jpg\" width=\"1960\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1506098684983101072224596.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1506098684983101072224596-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1506098684983101072224596-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1506098684983101072224596-498x1024.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Barga is well known for its historical Scottish connection, which continues to\u00a0 bring many British people to visit, and to live here as well. In fact there are several British or Celtic style shops and pubs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-556 failed alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505222739647086337269630.jpg\" width=\"2999\" height=\"1458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505222739647086337269630.jpg 2999w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505222739647086337269630-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505222739647086337269630-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505222739647086337269630-1024x498.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-553 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505173960437784488711262.jpg\" width=\"2999\" height=\"1458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505173960437784488711262.jpg 2999w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505173960437784488711262-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505173960437784488711262-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1505173960437784488711262-1024x498.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are always very happy to drive a few minutes to Barga, to enjoy its quaint shops, well known restaurants, the amazing views, and some of the events that they organise throughout the year (The Chocolate festival, Fish and Chips festival, etc&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-551 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1513159170583509133693821.jpg\" width=\"2999\" height=\"1458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1513159170583509133693821.jpg 2999w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1513159170583509133693821-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1513159170583509133693821-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191025_1513159170583509133693821-1024x498.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barga is rated as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. And rightly so. The town itself is a gem of quaint winding streets, and the views from the cathedral are stunning. The first time I saw it, it reminded me of the view from San Gimignano (Siena), although more dramatic, overlooking hills, olives, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/26\/barga-a-beautiful-mountain-village-with-a-scottish-twist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Barga &#8211; a beautiful mountain village with a Scottish twist&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":605,"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions\/605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casatolomei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}