Sightseeing in Lucca - what to see. Complete travel guide

Beautiful ancient town of Lucca features numerous historical landmarks and is well known for its original culinary traditions. In local restaurants the guests will surely be offered a …
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Lucca is a city of haute culture and arts. Besides this is an established place of an exciting original event being Lucca Comics and Game Festival. The fest was first held in 1966 and since …
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The first record about the city dates back to the 2nd century BC. The Lucca city has preserved the numerous historical landmarks and monuments. The main sights of the city are still the …
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City tours, excursions and tickets in Lucca and surroundings
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Survived castles around Lucca
♥ Castle 'Porcaresi Castle' Villa Basilica, 4.5 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Santa Maria Castle' Vecchiano, 9.3 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Roncioni’s Castle' Ripafratta, 14.5 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Verruca Fortress' Calci, 14.6 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Gambacorti’s Castle' Filettole, 14.7 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Castle 'Porcaresi Castle' Villa Basilica, 4.5 km from the center. On the map


♥ Castle 'Santa Maria Castle' Vecchiano, 9.3 km from the center. On the map


♥ Castle 'Roncioni’s Castle' Ripafratta, 14.5 km from the center. On the map


♥ Castle 'Verruca Fortress' Calci, 14.6 km from the center. On the map


♥ Castle 'Gambacorti’s Castle' Filettole, 14.7 km from the center. On the map


National and city parks around Lucca
♥ National Park 'Parco nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano' , 62.9 km from the center. On the map
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♥ National Park 'Parco nazionale delle Cinque Terre' , 69.8 km from the center. On the map
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♥ National Park 'Parco nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna' , 101.3 km from the center. On the map
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♥ National Park 'Parco nazionale dell’ Arcipelago Toscano' , 120.8 km from the center. On the map
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♥ National Park 'Parco nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano' , 62.9 km from the center. On the map


♥ National Park 'Parco nazionale delle Cinque Terre' , 69.8 km from the center. On the map


♥ National Park 'Parco nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna' , 101.3 km from the center. On the map


♥ National Park 'Parco nazionale dell’ Arcipelago Toscano' , 120.8 km from the center. On the map


Art galleries in Lucca and around
♥ Art museum 'Pisa Charterhouse' Pisa, 12.8 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Art museum 'Camposanto Monumentale' Pisa, 14.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Art museum 'Museo dell Opera del Duomo' Pisa, 14.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Art museum 'Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori' Livorno, 36.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Art museum 'Pisa Charterhouse' Pisa, 12.8 km from the center. On the map


♥ Art museum 'Camposanto Monumentale' Pisa, 14.1 km from the center. On the map


♥ Art museum 'Museo dell Opera del Duomo' Pisa, 14.1 km from the center. On the map


♥ Art museum 'Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori' Livorno, 36.1 km from the center. On the map


Sights around Lucca from our guide 'Extreme places on Earth'
Riomaggiore Town
From the series “Small Flamboyant Towns Painted with Van Gogh Colors”
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Distance from Lucca center - 65.8 km.
The old town has a national-scale symbol - the delicious wine that is brewed following special recipes. There are some wonderful ethnic restaurants, where visitors are offered specialties of the freshest seafood and best local wine. A wine bottle remains the most popular tourist gift. You can buy it just at the winery. Riomaggiore is one of the few towns in the world, where it’s prohibited to drive a car. Mountain streets are very narrow and steep. Travelers will find it convenient to travel on foot or by bicycle. Tourists can also rent a scooter. …
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Old Town of San Gimignano
From the series “16 Most Fascinating Objects of Unesco in Italy”
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Distance from Lucca center - 64.3 km.
On the territory of the historical centre you also can find some marvellous palaces. One of them is the Communal Palace, which was built in the first part of the 14th century. Nowadays it is a home for an outstanding art gallery. Gamucci Palace and Ficarelli Palace have placed in their halls the items from the main city museum. Experienced tourists try to visit San Gimignano at last weekends of July for the traditional art festival. …
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Basilica di Santa Croce
From the series “The Most Elegant Buildings of Baroque Architecture”
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Distance from Lucca center - 62.8 km.
During the excursions around the Basilica di Santa Croce you can see shrines of famous 19th-century Italian poet Ugo Foscolo, the composer Gioachino Rossini, philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli and other notable people of culture and art. All in all, the church has 300 shrines and each is decorated with an informational nameplate and sculptural composition. In 1966 the Basilica was drastically destroyed from the flooding and some old artefacts were damaged. The most mysterious artefact of the church is the Taddeo Gaddi fresco’s “The Last Supper”. It was made in 1333 and is decorating one of the frater’s wall. This fresco is coved by a number of legends and unbelievable fictions. …
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