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Detail of the façade of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, with bas-reliefs and marble inlays of various colors. The bas-reliefs depict the months of the year as farmers. July threshes the grain, August harvests the fruit, September presses the grapes in the vat, October draws the wine from the barrel, November plows the fields with two oxen, and December slaughters the pig. Above are bas-reliefs depicting the stories of Saint Martin. On the left, Saint Martin heals a possessed man lying in his bed, cared for by three women. A small devil emerges from his mouth. Two friars assist Saint Martin.

Museums

Museum and Archaeological Complex of Lucca Cathedral

Cloister of the San Micheletto complex with bell tower. In the center are lawns, aromatic herb bushes, and a tree. The building is surrounded by loggias on the lower level and rectangular windows on the upper level.

Monuments and Squares

San Micheletto Complex

the upper part of the facade of the church of Santo Stefano Protomartire in Pozzuolo is very linear, without decorations, leaning against the limestone bell tower

Churches

Church of Santo Stefano Protomartire

Detail of the apse of the Church of Santa Maria Bianca with a wisteria frond. The lower section features a loggia with columns, and the upper section features stonework.

Churches

Church of Santa Maria Forisportam

External corner of the Church of the Rose. On the corner, a corbel holds a statue of the Madonna and Child holding a rose. Both wear wrought-iron crowns. On the right side of the corner, under an arch decorated with bas-reliefs, is a mullioned window with a Gothic arch and an oculus. On the left side is a series of arches decorated with bas-reliefs. The nearest one features a door flanked by mullioned windows. This is followed by large four-light windows with Gothic arches and Gothic oculus.

Churches

Church of Santa Maria della Rosa

Detail of the baroque choir and organ inside the church of Santa Maria Corteorlandini with plays of light.

Churches

Church of Santa Maria Corteorlandini

Detail of the splayed arch and architrave of the church of Santa Giulia, on which a Maltese cross is carved. The arch is made of marble of various colors.

Churches

Church of Santa Giulia

Churches

Church of St. Catherine

The upper part of the facade of the Romanesque-style church of Sant'Alessandro. The façade is made of white marble with large ashlars and a pitched roof. In the central section is a mullioned window surmounted by a cross, flanked by two single-lancet windows.

Churches

Church of Sant'Alessandro

Interior of the Auditorium of the Church of San Romano from above. Seats for the audience are on the floor. On the right, a richly decorated Mannerist-style wall features a series of altars within large arches and divided by pilasters with stucco decorations, paintings, and statues. On the left, the arch of the main altar, with a large painting hanging above it. In front of the altar, a stage set up for an orchestra.

Churches

Church of San Romano

Detail of the Church of San Pietro Somaldi with the bell tower. The church's façade, made of pietra serena, has a pitched roof. The upper section features two rows of overlapping marble loggias. The brick bell tower features a pattern of panels containing mullioned windows and a covered bell tower.

Churches

Church of San Pier Somaldi

The facade of the small church in Meati stands between the houses and the bell tower. The façade is linear, with a gabled roof and a single door opening surmounted by an oculus. In the background are the woods on the slopes of Monte Pisano.

Churches

Church of St. Michael the Archangel

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