View of the Lucca hills from Pieve Santo Stefano with the Forci villa, olive groves, and vineyards. The Apuan Alps rise in the background.

Beyond the Walls

Beyond the walls, the city gives way to a sprawling, harmonious landscape, shaped over the centuries by the hand of man and the gentle force of nature. Hills covered with olive groves and vineyards, small villages suspended in time, Romanesque churches, historic villas immersed in greenery: a mosaic of widespread beauty that tells the profound history of this area.

Strolling along the country roads or climbing the paths that crisscross the hills means immersing yourself in a unique cultural landscape, where every bend in the road offers a new perspective. High dry-stone walls mark the boundaries of ancient estates, tree-lined avenues lead to elegant country villas, witnesses to an aristocratic past filled with art, gardens, fountains, and botanical wonders. Here, time seems to stretch, and every visit becomes an intimate experience, immersed in history, nature, and silence.

Higher up, Monte Pisano opens like a natural terrace overlooking the plain and the sea, a place of ancient paths and spirituality, woods and unexpected panoramas. It is a gentle mountain, guardian of hidden hermitages and deep-rooted traditions, where the slow pace harmonizes with nature's rhythm.

Going "beyond the Walls" is an exploration that unites culture, landscape, and lifestyle, where every corner holds stories to hear and places to experience.

Between nature, art and history

Surrounded by tall trees and greenery, the Baroque façade of Villa Torrigiani in Camigliano is reflected in the lawn's fountain. On the ground floor, rustication frames aedicules containing statues. The main and upper floors are plastered, and in the center is a loggia with a Serlian window motif. At the top is a belvedere surrounded by a balcony and statues.

The Monumental Villas

pearls set in the hills of Lucca

Church of Sant'Andrea di Gattaiola with its bell tower. The façade is simple, with a single central opening and a mullioned window above. On the left, the bell tower has a belfry with a mullioned window and two bells.

The Romanesque parish churches

the minor Romanesque on the paths of faith

Lucca Trek

the paths of history

A view of the Lucca hills in spring. In the foreground, a hill with olive trees, and in the background, a road ascending a hill with a church. The Lucca plain is in the background.

Lucca Fora

the landscapes of taste

A panorama of the Lucca hills and the Lucca plain, with vineyards in the background, in autumn, under a cloudy sky. The outline of Monte Pisano is in the background.

Oltreserchio

A view of the Lucca hills in spring. In the foreground, a hill with olive trees, and in the background, a road ascending a hill with a church. The Lucca plain is in the background.

Morianese

Oratory of San Bartolomeo on the Pizzorne plateau.

Pizzorne Plateau

Panorama of the Pieve di San Giorgio di Bancoli and its bell tower, nestled among the vegetation. The bell tower covers the church's façade and has five stories, the lower two blind, followed by two single-lancet windows and two double-lancet windows, and a summit with Guelph merlons. The pre-Apennine mountains are visible in the background.

Brancoleria

The Serchio River flows through poplar and willow trees under the spring sky. On the left, a dirt road runs along the riverbank.

the sun reflects on the Versilia sea in spring

towards the coast