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Lucca (/ ˈ l uː k ə / LOO-kə, Italian: ⓘ) is a city and comune in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, [3] while its province has a population of 383,957.
- San Romano
San Romano is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic Church located...
- Santa Giulia
Church of Santa Giulia. Santa Giulia is Roman Catholic...
- Lucca Cathedral
Lucca Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Lucca, Cattedrale di San...
- SanSan Romano, Luccat'Alessandro
Sant’Alessandro Maggiore is a Romanesque-style, Roman...
- Walls
The walls of Lucca are a series of stone, brick, and...
- Republic
The Republic of Lucca (Italian: Repubblica di Lucca) was a...
- San Romano
Feb 29, 2024 · Lucca, city, Toscana (Tuscany) regione, north-central Italy. It lies in the valley of the Serchio River and is almost surrounded by hills, with the Apuan Alps to the north and west. Lucca was a Ligurian and later an Etruscan town, and the Romans probably established a colony there in 180 bce.
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Lucca is a city of some 90,000 people (2017) in Tuscany. Its long history goes back to Etruscan and Ancient Roman times, and the city retains pieces of ancient architecture. Lucca's heyday was in the Gothic era just before the Renaissance, and the city contains much marvellous architecture from that era. Lucca remained an independent city state ...
A monumental city bursting with unique treasures, ringed by vast bastions and gigantic walls. Lucca is one of Tuscany's most beloved artistic cities, an unskippable part of any tour of the region. Nicknamed the town of a hundred churches on account of its incredible number of places of worship, it is unique among city-states for having ...
Lucca is a city in the Italian region of Tuscany. The city is on the river Serchio in a very fertile plain near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca . History. Lucca was founded by the Etruscans. It later became a Roman village in 180 BC.