Lucca​

The walled city of Lucca is hailed as one of the finest examples of Renaissance town planning but its most famous sight is borne from the period of Roman rule: the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro. This quite unique square is in fact elliptical in shape, mirroring the Roman arena which it was built upon. 

Lucca's city centre lies behind the perfectly-intact defensive wall that surrounds the city and upon which you can take walks or cycle rides around with its wide passageways and picnic areas. From there you can see all the main sights including the Torre Guinigi. 
​​Category: Beautiful Italian Cities

Region: Tuscany

Regional district: Lucca Province

Population: 88,824

Top sights: Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, Torre Guinigi, Lucca Cathedral

By car: Pisa Airport - 30 minutes (36 km)
Italy Review is a series of 36 website guides to Regions, Cities and Islands of Italy, with each website written exclusively in English. Using the green links below you can quickly jump to any of the individual websites where you'll find photos, blogs and useful information.
​All photos and images on the site that are marked with the © copyright symbol or with the Italy Review series logos are the property of Italy Review and must not be used elsewhere without prior permission. All written content on the website is also the property of Italy Review and its use is strictly limited to this website alone.