Visit this charming and historical Tuscan town with its intact defensive wall in a walking tour with your private local guide.
Discover Lucca with its narrow streets and the large squares, prestigious works of art, churches and monuments like Saint Michaels Church, Torre Guinigi and the Cathedral of St Martin with the tomb of Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia and the Volto Santo that is the most precious relic in Lucca.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Private guided tour with your own local guide
• Walk in the charming streets of the historical centre
• Admire the precious monuments and churches
• Stroll on the medieval walls surrounding the town
DETAILS
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Duration:
2,30 hours
Start Time Private Tour:
Morning Tour or Afternoon Tour:
you can require whatever start time you like.
Meeting Point:
At the lobby of your Hotel in Lucca centre or to be decided at the confirmation
Inclusion:
Personal expert and licensed guide
Exclusions:
Gratuities (optional), admission fees to church and museums
Notes:
More of 6 persons rates on request.
DESCRIPTION
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Experience Lucca on a walking tour with your private guide to see and hear about the history and the importance of Lucca situated few kilometers from Pisa and from Versilia coast.
Your private guide takes you along the narrow streets of Lucca to admire and visit highlights such as: the huge marble façade of Saint Michael s Church; the Romanesque Duomo of San Martino with its Volto Santo (Holy Face); the Torre Guinigi now a symbol of the town; Piazza Napoleon representing the political centre of Lucca; the elegant shops in Via Fillungo; the stupefying Piazza dell'Anfiteatro modeled on the ruins of the 2nd century Roman Amphitheater; the medieval Church of San Frediano with its large mosaic in a 13th century facade.
The town of Lucca was the birthplace of the composer Giacomo Puccini. He wrote some of the most popular operas like: Tosca, Turandot, Boheme. Your will visit his birthplace (exterior only).
The walled town of Lucca was founded by the Etruscans (there are traces of a pre-existing Ligurian settlement) and became a Roman colony in 180 BC, surrounded by defense medieval walls dating back to the 16th century and considered the best preserved in Italy. Still today, the walls that surround the old town of Lucca are wide enough to be used by all as a park.
On your private walking tour visits the rectangular grid of Lucca historical center that preserves the Roman street plan and where the Piazza San Michele occupies the site of the ancient Forum.
Lucca became prosperous through the silk trade that began in the 11th century.