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Jun 24, 2023 · Some of our top recommendations: take a cooking class in Lucca, visit the Lucca Cathedral, attend the Lucca Jazz Festival, and more! Lucca has plenty to offer for visitors of all ages and interests. In this article, we tell you the top things to see and do for your April trip to Lucca.
- Comics & Games: When Fantasy Reigns Over Everything
- Music at Full Volume
- The Settembre Lucchese: Religion and Enterteinment
- Running Across A Marvellous Landscape
- Lucca's Respect For The Environment
- The Culinary Tradition
- Paper Art
- Strolling Along The Francigena Road Memory Lanes...
Lucca Comics & Games - which has been taking place in Lucca for many years now - is usually held during the last weekend of Octoberand is considered one of the most important events dedicated to comics, cartoons, games, video games in all Europe. The manifestation offers an exposition area filled with hundreds of stands exposing a bit of everything...
The Lucca Summer Festival, takes annually place in July and always welcomes some of the most popular and renowned musicians, singers and bands of any time, coming from all around the world. A series of dates with high quality music always draws people coming from all Italy and Europe who eagerly await concerts like those that are, for many bands, t...
Leaving aside music, another important event that takes place every year in Lucca is connected with the Catholic religion: the Holy Cross Celebration, held on September 14. A procession leaves from the Basilica of San Frediano and winds its way through the city to get to the Cathedral of San Martino, where the Holy Cross is preserved. The most sugg...
Yes, we run! is the slogan advertising another event taking annually place in Lucca, or to be more precise, in the countryside just outside the city: the Marcia delle Ville (Running the Villas), which this april (25-26)will be on its 39th years. For all sports passionates, this is a fixed date: both expert runners or amateurs will find something to...
Being in its 6th year, Mercatini in Cortile (Markets in the Courtyard) is an annual event held in the Foro Boario, close to the Serchio river, three times a year usually in April, July and December. Considered one of the most important occasions on the Lucca territory for exchanging and exhibiting vintage objects, these markets are mainly aimed to ...
A culinary date with the typical flavours of Lucca and the province is called Il Desco. This is a manifestation annually held in the Real Collegio in the very heart of Lucca center in late October - early November (in 2015, being in its 10th year, Desco took place from November 14 to December 8). Not only is it an exhibition and market for the spec...
The first international festival dedicated to paper came into being in Lucca, about 11 year ago and now it’s a manifestation that takes place every two years: Cartasia. Paper monuments and huge sculptures welcome visitors coming from everywhere in Europe, attracted by these peculiar masterpieces of paper art: the manifestation, in fact, consists of...
Last, but not least, the European Festival Francigena Melody Road: being in its 4th year, this musical festival isn’t limited actually to the city of Lucca: it’s designed to retrace a trail running along some of the locations (13) on the Francigena Road with 18 dates during which concerts and live performances connect the most representative theatr...
- Lucca Cathedral. Located in the historic old town in the Piazza San Martino, the Duomo is a truly impressive structure and is renowned throughout Italy for its stunning façade and design.
- Piazza dell Anfiteatro. This Square is exactly as the name describes and was once a Roman Amphitheatre – the elliptical shape is still evident even if none of the original structure is.
- Take a walk on the historic city walls. Surrounding the old centre of Lucca is a virtually complete complex of city walls – this defensive network was constructed during the Renaissance and stands to this day.
- San Michele in Foro. Another stunning church in the centre of Lucca, the Basilica di San Michele in Foro features a unique front façade that is not like any other in the city.
May 22, 2024 · 1. Walk or Bicycle on the Town Walls (Le Mura di Lucca) 2. Visit the Lucca Cathedral. 3. Climb the Bell Tower of the Lucca Cathedral. 4. The Church of Saints Giovanni and Reparata. 5. Visit the Church of San Michele in Foro. 6. Torre Guinigi. 7. Torre dell Ore (the Clock Tower) 8. Piazza dell’Anfiteatro. 9. Take a Stroll on Via Fillungo. 10.
Jan 20, 2024 · Whether you’re planning to visit the walled city for a couple of days or use it as a base to see more of Tuscany, this guide has you covered with all the best things to do in Lucca, Italy - and our insider tips on where to eat and stay! Updated January 2024. It’s the little moments that make a place memorable.
Aug 30, 2022 · Spring, especially April and May, and fall, especially September and October, are ideal times to visit. Apart from weather concerns, Lucca is also known for its festivals. The Lucca Summer Festival (held in July) and the Lucca Comics & Games Festival (held in late October) in particular can draw crowds. READ NEXT.
Mar 11, 2024 · Published: Mar 11, 2024 · Modified: May 24, 2024. 18 BEST Things to Do in Lucca, Italy (2024 Guide) Jump right into the heart of Tuscany with our Lucca, Italy travel guide. It's an undiscovered treasure. Walls with stories, streets with soul. Plazas pulsating with life. History bleeding from every crevice.
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