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Global Village Bagni di Lucca
In Bagni di Lucca, we are creating an ecological global village which
will connect us to the larger planetary village in which to carry out all
health, cultural and religious programmes which we feel should be the
roots of a true human culture. A village of global health and education
which will permit us to heal our body, mind and soul - utilising the best
that science, art and culture has to offer. An open space for all realities
in which respect for nature and our bodies will be in first place. All
toxic and polluting substances (detergents, medicines, food) will be
banned, only natural and ecological materials will be used and a great
attention will be given to the use of natural or recycled materials. Bagni
di Lucca (The City of Waters) is an ideal environment for the realisation
of this project of planetary culture. Its ancient cultural tradition,
beauty, ideal climate and uncontaminated ecosystem are its strong
points.
The name „City of Waters" is given by the richness of its thermal waters,
judged to be among the best in Europe. The thermal Spa of Bagni
di Lucca has more than twenty different thermal springs which have
various different therapeutic and esthetic properties. The Global Village
Association has presented to the Commune of Bagni di Lucca a
detailed project for a Global Village and have signed a twenty year
contract for the rent and management of two main buildings and of the
thermal complex. This project is unique in its kind because the „new
village" is growing inside the „old village" of Bagni di Lucca which
has a very old tradition of culture and health, dating back to the Roman
Empire. In the valley of Bagni di Lucca, there are an incredible variety
of rare medical herbs - and tales of healers, fairies and angels of the hot
springs abound. This Global Village will experiment the union
between the old and the new culture by working in two directions: in a
simple introductory way with the local establishments and residents,
who are very open to new ideas, and in a deeper way with its own inner
participants.
The Global Village project is culturally and economically backed up
by a series of non-profit associations which operate in various fields
but with analogous goals. Among these are the Club of Budapest, an
international association founded with the objective of promoting a
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