Lucca, Italy
Lucca is a city in central Tuscany, along the Serchio river, best known for its well-preserved Renaissance walls encircling the historic city center and its cobblestone streets. It is often referred to as the "city of one hundred churches" for the large number of religious buildings. It is a great destination in Tuscany for a day trip, especially from Florence. This beautiful town is full of tree-lined pathways along the tops of these massive 16th- and 17th-century ramparts, which are popular for biking and walking along.
The third Sunday of every month, check out Lucca's beautiful market here.
^ The Guingi Tower has lots of steps to climb, so maybe not for everyone.
Take a Walking Food Tour
Walk or Bike its 16th Century Walls
If you just want to walk around and enjoy, I think you can manage by yourselves no problem, but if you want to learn more history about the different squares/walls then I'd suggest a walking tour.
Cooking Class in Lucca
Wine Tastings
Where to eat in Lucca?
If you have a car: about 20 min from Lucca
What Typical Dishes to try in Lucca?
Tordelli - A type of pasta stuffed with a meat filling (pork and beef) in a half moon or circular shape.
Buccellato - The origin of this name comes from the Latin word ‘buccella’, which means, mouthful.
If you get hungry or tired and need a snack, try the famous Buccellato from a bakery. This pastry is a semi-sweet bread with raisins and is a typical product of Lucca.
Garmugia- A soup of spring vegetables and pork. It's said that this was not like the typical peasant food, and instead was a soup for nobles, given the presence of meat in it.
Frantoiana soup - A soup rich in vegetables, beans, Savoy cabbage, potatoes, courgettes, fennel, black cabbage, leek and pumpkin. It is traditionally accompanied by stale bread left to soak. It is said that this soup was served to the labourers who took part in the olive harvest, using ‘novo’ oil for the occasion.
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