Lucca is the provincial capital in northern Tuscany's Piana di Lucca.
Its Roman urban plan remains legible in the historic centre, while the surviving bastioned walls trace the city's third major enclosure and later became a public promenade. Medieval commerce, the Via Francigena and silk manufacture shaped the city's long civic history.
When to visit Lucca
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Walls of Lucca
Lucca's fully intact Renaissance walls, now a tree-lined public promenade circling the entire historic center.
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What to eat, and drink
Eating and drinking in Lucca
Well-loved everyday tables and Michelin stars, each checked open.
- SottosottoTrattoria
- Osteria da PasqualeOsteria
- L'Angolo TondoTrattoria
- Dante & GentuccaPizzeria
- Antica Locanda di SestoTrattoria
- Osteria la DrittaOsteria
Michelin-starred
- Butterfly ★
Sleeping in Lucca
Well-reviewed places to stay, each checked open, by town.
- Albergo alla Corte degli Angeli
- Palazzo Dipinto4-star
- Hotel Ilaria4-star
- Hotel Palazzo Alexander
- Hotel San Marco
- San Luca Palace
Tours worth booking in Lucca
Compared by our editors, across providers.
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- Viator
- 2h
- 5.0★ · 50 reviews
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- 2h
- 5.0★ · 10 reviews
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