Lucca Holidays & Lucca & City of a thousand faces

Lucca & City of a thousand faces

Lucca

City of a thousand faces and of an intriguing and discreet charm which is there to be discovered and increasingly appreciated as one gets to know the city better. Lucca with its superb 16 C City Walls which protectingly encircle it, a charming place to stroll among the trees and grassy banks, Lucca with its tranquil river which looks on a short distance away offering jn`orgettable walks where one can restore Docly ana mind, Lucca city of great artists, of immortal composers such as Boccherini, Catalani and Puccini. Lucca with its is shop windows which testify the flourishing continuity of mercantile business dating from past centuries and never forgotten; with the streets of its town centre where the traditions are renewed every day offering a variety of wines,gastronomic, handmade and local products, with its Antiques Market, one of the most important and oldest in Tuscany the 3rd weekend of each month, Lucca with its monuments, squares, fountains, museums;with its tranquil medieval town centre in great part pedestrian, with its theatre, the Teatro del Giglio and its esteemed seasons of opera, prose, orchestral music and dance; with its important cultural events such as the Comics Revue and the Summer Festival, the traditional ones such as the Procession of Santa Croce during the city`s September festivities, or the Flower Market dedicated to S, Zita in April; win the sure knowledge that you can walk through the city at any time in complete safety. Lucca is a city which offers the tourist attractions of historic interest and natural beauty, with one of the oldest botanical gardens and which is also the ideal place to stop and stay for a few days to get to know it better and to give one the chance to see how easy it is to get to, by train, road or motorway, the other cities of historical fame, the Versilia Riviera or the pleasant resorts of the Mediavalle and the Garfagnana ... (Apt Lucca)

Lucca - Tuscan Historical Town Between thw Sea and the Apuan Alps

Lucca is a town in northern Tuscany Lucca is situated in strategic position at the centre of a plain just a few kilometres far from the beaches

in Versilia and surrounded by the Apuan Alps and the Apennines. Many important Tuscan cities, such as Pisa and Florence are within easy reach. The latter is less than an hour far from Lucca

History of Lucca - Lucca was first a Ligurian and then an Etruscan village and in 180 B.C. it became a Roman colony. Following the fall of the Roman empire, the Goths conquered Lucca and during the 6th century the town became the capital of the Lombard Duchy of Tuscia. When Duchy disappeared, Lucca became the capital of the Margraviate of Tuscany In 1119 Lucca constituted itself an independent ... History of Lucca

Discovering Lucca - Lucca is renowned all over the world for its city walls, erected between 1504 and 1645. An important example of military architecture, the walls, which have never been used for defensive purposes, have been transformed into a charming promenade around the city. Lucca is called the hundred-church town because of its numerous buildings of worship, the most important being the Cathedral of San Martino, the church ... Discovering Lucca

Discovering the Province of Lucca - Spending some days in Lucca is the occasion for visiting the towns in the Plain of Lucca where several interesting Medieval castles - the castle of Nozzano, the fortress of Montecarlo, the castle of Altopascio and the stronghold of Villa Basilica - are to be found, as well as churches - the church of San Cristoforo in Lammari, the "pieve" (parish church) of San Gennaro and the church of San Leonardo in Treponzio in ... Discovering the Province of Lucca

Folklore and Culture in Lucca - Every year in Lucca take place numerous folkloric and cultural events attracting thousands of people in this city situated in the heart of Tuscany Summer is the richest season: in the months of July and August, the concerts of worldwide famous artists during the prestigious Lucca Summer Festival transform Lucca in the capital of music. Comics fans can visit Lucca Comics and Games Italy`s most important annual international comic book and gaming ... Folklore and Culture in Lucca

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