Discover Lucca, a charming ancient Italian city with extraordinary Tuscan art heritage and enchanting Romanesque churches to explore. Your fully guided tour highlights include Piazza Napoleone, Roman amphitheater and the imposing San Martino Cathedral.
After departing Pisa, arrive at Lucca and the meeting point for a guide to show you the wonderful highlights of this town. This interesting city retains the charm of a small and ancient Italian city. Over the centuries it has managed to maintain its independence and freedom by adopting a cautious policy. Having miraculously escaped the devastation of war, today it boasts one of the most extraordinary Tuscan art heritage.
The imposing tree-lined Renaissance walls which totally enclose it, the maze of medieval streets flanked by towers and boutiques, the enchanting Romanesque churches and bright inviting squares captivate the visitor.
With your guide you will visit Piazza San Michele in Foro, to admire the church bearing the same name, one of the most typical examples of Lucca-Pisan architecture. Piazza Napoleone, a great, shady Square with a neoclassical monument to Maria Luigia of Bourbon.
Then the San Martino Cathedral, important destination for medieval pilgrims who came here to worship "Il Volto Santo" (The holy Countenance of Christ), today the symbol of the city.
Following this, Piazza Anfiteatro, built on the ruins of the ancient Roman arena, one of the most picturesque landmarks of the town.
To conclude your tour you will have valuable free time to shop in Fillungo Street or to take a walking trip on the walls, before your return to Pisa.