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.