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Piazza dell'Anfiteatro in Lucca, Italy

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Overview

Lovely Lucca endears itself to everyone who visits. Hidden behind imposing Renaissance walls, its cobbled streets, handsome piazzas and shady promenades make it a perfect destination to explore by foot 鈥� as a day trip from Florence or in its own right. At the day's end, historic cafes and restaurants tempt visitors to relax over a glass or two of Lucchesi wine and a slow progression of rustic dishes prepared with fresh produce from nearby Garfagnana.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Cattedrale di San Martino

    Cattedrale di San Martino

    Lucca

    Lucca's predominantly Romanesque cathedral dates from the 11th century. Its stunning facade was constructed in the prevailing Lucca-Pisan style and鈥�

  • City Wall

    City Wall

    Lucca

    Lucca鈥檚 monumental mura (wall) was built around the old city in the 16th and 17th centuries and remains in almost perfect condition. It superseded two鈥�

  • Palazzo Pfanner

    Palazzo Pfanner

    Lucca

    Fire the romantic in you with a stroll around this beautiful 17th-century palace where parts of Portrait of a Lady (1996), starring Nicole Kidman and John鈥�

  • Torre Guinigi

    Torre Guinigi

    Lucca

    The bird's-eye view from the top of this medieval, 45m-tall red-brick tower adjoining 14th-century Palazzo Guinigi is predictably magnificent. But what鈥�

  • Museo della Cattedrale

    Museo della Cattedrale

    Lucca

    The cathedral museum safeguards elaborate gold and silver decorations made for the cathedral's Volto Santo, including a 17th-century crown and a 19th鈥�

  • Torre del'Ore

    Torre del'Ore

    Lucca

    Legend has it that Lucca's 13th-century clock tower 鈥� at 50m tall, the highest of the city's 130 medieval towers 鈥� is inhabited by the ghost of Lucida鈥�

  • Chiesa e Battistero dei SS Giovanni e Reparata

    Chiesa e Battistero dei SS Giovanni e Reparata

    Lucca

    The 12th-century interior of this deconsecrated church is a hauntingly atmospheric setting for summertime opera and concert recitals (www鈥�

  • Chiesa di San Michele in Foro

    Chiesa di San Michele in Foro

    Lucca

    One of Lucca's many architecturally significant churches, this glittering Romanesque edifice marks the spot where the city's Roman forum was. The present鈥�

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