In the sixteenth-century church of San Paolino and Donato, a large painting tells the story of the miracle of San Paolino.
In the year 1664, the day of the patron saint celebrations of Lucca, cannons were fired, but that day, the cannons were not loaded with blanks as expected, but they fired on the crowd! Only the miraculous intervention of the saint saved people gathered around the city walls.
There is an opera season for each season of the year.
In Lucca in the summer period there are two opportunities to appreciate his works: the Puccini festival, in the Gran Teatro Puccini in Torre del Lago, right in front of the house where the Maestro lived for a long time and composed many of his immortal arias and the Cartoline Pucciniane festival, in Lucca, right in front of the house where he was born in 1858.
The river landscape is relaxing and pleasant in any season.
The Serchio flows near Lucca and does not cross the city, as usually happens. A natural environment where you can find nature and relax just a stone's throw from the city walls of Lucca.
Three unmissable guided tours into the fascination of nocturnal landscapes. Evocative places to discover Lucca and its surroundings in a special light, that of the moon.
Step by step we discover another face of the city, places with a magical atmosphere just outside the Walls, illuminated only by the full moon. And again, immersed in nature, natural oases under the starry sky in the company of night birdsong and water melodies.
Let's discover them on foot for an unusual summer evening of history, nature and a bit of adventure.
Walking on the city walls on ancient stones, in the gardens, by the lake, in the countryside or in the city, on the first warm days in the nature. The perfect detox walk can be made in the Piana di Lucca area, through fresh and colorful blooms.
Alone, with your friends or with the entire family, relax is guaranteed!
There are two good reasons to treat yourself to a day at Villa Reale in Marlia, a few kilometers from Lucca. The home of two great noblewomen who transformed it into a marvellous place, amidst fragrant gardens and blooming camellias, sumptuous residences and ... legendary love stories.
One hundred churches inside the city walls of Lucca and many small parish churches in the surrounding hills!
Strolling through woods and fields, walking along paths in the middle of nature, you can reach small treasures of minor Romanesque art, scattered on the hills of Lucca and Mount Pisano, a place where mystics and hermits have since ever found shelter in an estonishing landscape offering in this period generous blooms and breathtaking sunsets.
February is synonymous with sweetness and pampering. It is the month of Valentine's Day and a perfect occasion to celebrate in a city that seduces with its treasures and love stories carved in marble and ... chocolate.
The air is still fresh, but spring is coming and the first blooms are already scenting the air.
Here are # 3thingstodo for a romantic day in Lucca, in February.
An off-season sunset with intense and deep colors, a regenerating trek in the snow to disconnect from everyday life, the charming city seen from above or a very special church that seems to protect its territory.
Even a winter landscape can offer wonderful colors and emotions.
January, with its slowness and long days, is the ideal month to get recharged in nature or visit a city of art dreaming of a new start. Here are four ideas in Lucca and its province for a Sunday in January.
The Via Francigena, history, culture and nature on the Lucca part of the route will be the protagonist of a podcast in Italian language.
Scholars and experts, but also those who live and "inhabit" the Via Francigena recount the characteristics of its landscape, nature, places and historical symbols, traditions and typical products that a pilgrim can encounter along the Lucca stretch of the route.