Seven generations. As early as 1760, the Register of Hoteliers in
the Duchy of Lucca recorded that Erasmo Marcucci served fried
fish from the Serchio river and offered a change of horses and
accommodation. It was then the “Trattoria La Presa dell’Acqua” –
the trattoria by the water source. The poet Giovanni Pascoli, with
his calèche, used to stop by and, before he became famous, in the
kitchen they washed away Lorenzo Viani’s drawings from the back
of the plates! Soldati, De Sica, Lollobrigida, Mastroianni and
Monicelli all loved the place. The original building with its ageold
plane trees, and its ancient documents are all beautifully
preserved. The recipes are those of Lucca tradition.

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