Private tour in Lucca Wanda M
up to 4 people
2 hours 30 minutes
Walking
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Hidden behind imposing Renaissance walls, Lucca is one the most charming cities in Northern Tuscany. Founded by the Romans in 180 B. C. , Lucca had already acquired an enormous wealth by the late Middle Ages thanks to silk manufacturing and trade with the whole of Europe. An independent city state for centuries, it offers perfectly preserved Romanesque churches and historic buildings, narrow lanes, large and minute squares, ideal for a coffee break. Today Lucca wears its past lightly and is a busy, reserved, and elegant town where everybody rides a bicycle -owned or rented- everywhere. An open-air museum and a little shopping paradise!
The standard half-day tour is either a walking or a bike tour. Bikes can be rented everywhere. As Lucca is totally flat, the walking tour is suitable for people of all ages, including people in wheelchairs. The tour includes an introduction covering Lucca's history, past and present economy. The main sites are: the city wall, San Paolino street, Puccini's birth place (exterior only), the dazzling church of San Michele with its wedding-cake façade, the imposing Piazza Napoleone and nearby Piazza del Giglio, the Romanesque cathedral housing the famous Volto Santo, a wooden crucifix supposedly made on the night when Jesus died. We walk along the busy Via Fillungo, the poshest street in town flanked by stunning medieval buildings and towers, including the tree-topped Torre Guinigi. The tour ends at Piazza Anfiteatro, the miniature Coliseum converted centuries ago into a condominium. Seeing is believing
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This is either a walking or a cycling tour
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Walking
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Walking
1
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