Lucca is an Italian city located in the north of Tuscany, on the banks of Serchio river. Its main feature is the almost intact Renaissance wall that surrounds the historic center and the cobbled streets. City of immense historical-monumental wealth. Here is the birthplace of the great composer Giacomo Puccini, now transformed into a museum. The city can be accessed by passing the walls through six gates built between 1500 and early 1900s. Entering the historic center of the city you can see its medieval aspect, thanks to the fine architecture, the numerous towers, bell towers and Renaissance palaces. Lucca is also called the city of 100 churches for the ancient and numerous churches.
Among the towers in the city, the highest one, the Clock Tower with its 50 meters high and with an internal wooden staircase with 207 steps, inside you can admire the manual winding mechanism of the clock; the Guinigi Tower, one of the most representative monuments of Lucca, with the presence of some holm oaks on its top. The numerous squares are also worth admiring: Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, Piazza San Michele, Piazza San Martino with the famous Duomo, Piazza Napoleone and Piazza del Giglio.