Guidebook for Lucca
Food Scene
Buca di Sant'Antonio
3 Via della CerviaVery good and traditional local cooking
L'imbuto
7 Piazza del CollegioGourmet restaurant with a fix contemporary menu
This restaurant is great for outdoor dining. Probably the best fish restaurant in town but expensive.
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Ristorante La Norma
26 Via S. NicolaoThis restaurant is great for outdoor dining. Probably the best fish restaurant in town but expensive.
The best wine cellar in town, with hundreds of bottles lining the crypt like rooms under the tiny storefront.
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Enoteca Vanni
7 P.za del SalvatoreThe best wine cellar in town, with hundreds of bottles lining the crypt like rooms under the tiny storefront.
Forno a vapore Amedeo Giusti
20 Via Santa LuciaA popular site for bread and focaccia.
Gelateria Veneta
74 Via V. VenetoA tradition in Lucca (several locations).
Drinks & Nightlife
Forte dei marmi, as well as the all Versilia, is a top locality for beach resorts, entertainment and night life. In a unique scenario with wide sandy beaches in front and the Apuan Alps on the back, it is rich in restaurants, fancy shops, clubs, bars and discos.
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Forte dei Marmi
10 Via RomaForte dei marmi, as well as the all Versilia, is a top locality for beach resorts, entertainment and night life. In a unique scenario with wide sandy beaches in front and the Apuan Alps on the back, it is rich in restaurants, fancy shops, clubs, bars and discos.
Blend
8 Piazza S. GiustoFor a nice 'aperitivo' with open air tables.
Ciclo Divino
7 Via Michele RosiA nice wine shop in the historic center
Sightseeing
Located in the hearth of the historic center, this unique square is certainly one of the most attractive sites in Lucca. Preserved as an open, oval piazza, its name comes from the original 2nd century Roman amphitheater on the remains of which it was created.
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Piazza Del Carmine
2 Piazza del CarmineLocated in the hearth of the historic center, this unique square is certainly one of the most attractive sites in Lucca. Preserved as an open, oval piazza, its name comes from the original 2nd century Roman amphitheater on the remains of which it was created.
One of the few towers left standing in the city - is one of the most representative monuments of Lucca. Its most unusual feature is the hanging garden with 7 ancient holm trees.
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Guinigi Tower
Via Sant'AndreaOne of the few towers left standing in the city - is one of the most representative monuments of Lucca. Its most unusual feature is the hanging garden with 7 ancient holm trees.
A Roman Catholic cathedral dating back to 1063, renowned for the Ilaria del Carretto tomb (now in the adjacent museum) and Volto Santo (Holy Face of Lucca).
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Dom St. Martin
Piazza AntelminelliA Roman Catholic cathedral dating back to 1063, renowned for the Ilaria del Carretto tomb (now in the adjacent museum) and Volto Santo (Holy Face of Lucca).
A baroque-styled garden is irresistible with its ornamental pond, Belle Époque lemon house and 18th-century statues of Greek gods posing between potted lemon trees.
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Palazzo Pfanner
33 Via degli AsiliA baroque-styled garden is irresistible with its ornamental pond, Belle Époque lemon house and 18th-century statues of Greek gods posing between potted lemon trees.
The historical center of Lucca is enclosed by the circular walls, a magnificent artifact, almost 5 km long that took more than 100 years to be built.
Nowadays the walls of Lucca are the public park for all the locals, who love running, cycling, walking with their dog or just sitting on a bench enjoying their time.
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Mauern von Lucca
Via delle Mura UrbaneThe historical center of Lucca is enclosed by the circular walls, a magnificent artifact, almost 5 km long that took more than 100 years to be built.
Nowadays the walls of Lucca are the public park for all the locals, who love running, cycling, walking with their dog or just sitting on a bench enjoying their time.
Parks & Nature
In Collodi, a small town about half an hour away from Lucca, you can visit the very original Pinocchio Park dedicated to the famous long-nosed marionette.
The park is set up completely outdoors. Walking inside the large garden, surrounded by the well-cared after vegetation, you’ll find all the main protagonists of the story: Pinocchio, the Fairy with Turquoise Hair, the Cat and the Fox and many other characters from the novel virtually accompany visitors and remind them some of the most relevant passages of the book.
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Collodi
In Collodi, a small town about half an hour away from Lucca, you can visit the very original Pinocchio Park dedicated to the famous long-nosed marionette.
The park is set up completely outdoors. Walking inside the large garden, surrounded by the well-cared after vegetation, you’ll find all the main protagonists of the story: Pinocchio, the Fairy with Turquoise Hair, the Cat and the Fox and many other characters from the novel virtually accompany visitors and remind them some of the most relevant passages of the book.
A natural preserved area particularly keen in the conservation of the habitats of the reserve and the increased presence of certain species of flora very rare.
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Regionalpark Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli
A natural preserved area particularly keen in the conservation of the habitats of the reserve and the increased presence of certain species of flora very rare.
Arts & Culture
Pietrasanta is the cultural capital of the Versilia region and a center of art thanks to the presence of artisan laboratories and workshops working with marble, bronze, iron, ceramics, engraving and art prints.
Many important exhibitions of works by contemporary artists are organized during the summer months.
Today Pietrasanta is also rich in good restaurants and elegant boutiques.
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Pietrasanta
Pietrasanta is the cultural capital of the Versilia region and a center of art thanks to the presence of artisan laboratories and workshops working with marble, bronze, iron, ceramics, engraving and art prints.
Many important exhibitions of works by contemporary artists are organized during the summer months.
Today Pietrasanta is also rich in good restaurants and elegant boutiques.
The LU.C.C.A is a new Museum of Contemporary Art, installed in the Palazzo Boccella, an ancient building right in the hearth of the town. The space is spread over five floors (there is also a restaurant on ground floor) and hosts several interesting exhibitions throughout the year.
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Palazzo Boccella
36 Via della FrattaThe LU.C.C.A is a new Museum of Contemporary Art, installed in the Palazzo Boccella, an ancient building right in the hearth of the town. The space is spread over five floors (there is also a restaurant on ground floor) and hosts several interesting exhibitions throughout the year.
Shopping
Carli Pietro
95 Via FillungoRenowned jewelry in a totally preserved ancient shop
Il Panda
119 Via FillungoClothes and shoes boutique with also an interesting outlet next door.
Sorelle Carozzi Di Carozzi Alessandra
21 Via del GalloMiscellaneous shop between fashion and design.
Getting Around
Train station at 10 minutes walk, from where you can reach Florence, Viareggio, Pisa and Cinque Terre.
Piazza della Stazione
Piazza della StazioneTrain station at 10 minutes walk, from where you can reach Florence, Viareggio, Pisa and Cinque Terre.
The square with Bus Station for reaching Florence, the Versilia coast and several other destinations.
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Piazzale Verdi station
The square with Bus Station for reaching Florence, the Versilia coast and several other destinations.