Hotels in Lucca, Italy

A little about Lucca...

Lucca is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plain near (but not on) the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca. Among other reasons, it is famous for being perhaps the largest Italian city with its medieval city wall still entirely intact (though the city has expanded well past the original wall boundaries).

Main Sights: Lucca is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plain near (but not on) the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca. Among other reasons, it is famous for being perhaps the largest Italian city with its medieval city wall still entirely intact (though the city has expanded well past the original wall boundaries).

There are many richly built medieval basilica-form churches in Lucca with rich arcaded facades and campaniles, a few as old as the 8th century.
Piazza Anfiteatro, Piazza Napoleone, Piazza San Michele, Duomo di San Martino (St Martin's Cathedral), The Ducal Palace (The original project was begun by Bartolomeo Ammannati in 1577-1582, and continued by Filippo Juvarra in the 18th century.)
The ancient Roman amphitheatre, Church of San Michele in Foro, Basilica di San Frediano, Torre delle ore ("The Clock Tower"), Casa and Torre Guinigi, Museo Nazionale Guinigi, Museo e Pinacoteca Nazionale, Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca, a botanical garden dating from 1820, and Palazzo Pfanner
Church of San Giorgio in the locality of Brancoli, built in the late 12th century. It has a nave and two aisles with a single apse, and a bell tower in Lombard-Romanesque style ranked amongst the most beautiful in northern Italy. The interior houses a massive ambo (1194) with four columns mounted on notable sculptures of lions. Also having notable medieval decoration is the octagonal baptismal font. The altar is supported by six small columns with human figures.