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Just reach the second stop, the Walls of Lucca, to start our adventure!"}]},{"address":"Walls of Lucca","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.83885911524935,"longitude":10.501675250000003},"media":[{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FVoce%20001.m4a?alt=media&token=ca5ad579-8008-4014-a78a-176fe72b8885"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Fmura.jpg?alt=media&token=3f0e96f4-db8b-4ba3-9de6-a43d80a74f63"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Fcopertina%20(3).jpg?alt=media&token=17d36bd9-524d-41e3-ac45-4185d7d98799"},{"type":"text","content":"Your visit to Lucca begins here, with a scenic walk along the walls in the shade of centuries-old trees that provide glimpses of beautiful views here and there. It is a 4 km long walk and can be covered on foot or by bicycle. \nFrom up here, you will enjoy a breathtaking view of the town and the Apuan Alps, famous for the marble used by the most important Renaissance artists (including Donatello and Michelangelo) for their works."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FIMG-20221019-WA0011.jpg?alt=media&token=8415790d-7ca8-4576-8168-f8acabe941a2"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FBaluardo_Santa_Maria%2C_lucca.JPG?alt=media&token=3f2a942c-21d4-4433-819d-a124479d6dd9"},{"type":"text","content":"The walls, a symbol of Lucca, have a very long history. You may think that they are of medieval origin but this is partially not true. The walls you’re watching are from the 1400 century and were built on the previous ones (the medieval walls) following all the new war rules: with the introduction of cannons, castles and cities needed larger but not higher walls.\nEnjoying your walk, you’ll see that there are only 3 entrances to the city: the northern, southern and western. Can you imagine why? Because Lucca’s enemy n. 1, Florence, was at east!"},{"type":"link","content":"www.turismo.lucca.it/en/city-walls-lucca-history"}]},{"address":"Chiesa di San Michele in Foro","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.84317836525166,"longitude":10.502525950000008},"media":[{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FVoce%20002.m4a?alt=media&token=a98f7711-7e18-413a-9190-22b1eba2bec3"},{"type":"text","content":"After visiting the walls, head for Via San Paolino, one of Lucca's most beautiful streets, full of shops where you can buy local products. Do you know, for example, what 'Buccellato' is?\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Fbuccellato.jpg?alt=media&token=0b83b3c1-33fe-45e6-afeb-b3de57825dba"},{"type":"text","content":"If you want to taste it right now, Buccellato Taddeucci (piazza San Michele 34) is the perfect stop!\nI'm pretty quite sure you'll like it. So, why not share it with your friends? Choose and order the products of Lucca tradition online here:"},{"type":"link","content":"www.buccellatotaddeucci.it"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Fangelo.jpg?alt=media&token=5bd25948-5557-45f3-a333-a0ba63283edf"},{"type":"text","content":"In Piazza San Michele you'll see an 8th-century church, San Michele in Foro.\nLooking up, you can see a 4-metre-high statue of the Archangel Michael.\nLucca’s citizens say that, if the light is good, you can see the diamond set in the statue's hands.\nJust stop and look if there is a crowd at the church’s entrance. If so, you are likely to catch a glimpse of the ring! \n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FO4743%20LUCCA%20CHIESA%20S.%20MICHELE%20VG.jpg?alt=media&token=080e87c3-fee4-4959-a4c2-18fa17fd05e3"},{"type":"text","content":"San Michele in Foro Church at the beginning of 1900"}]},{"address":"Clock Tower","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.84341551525178,"longitude":10.504129449999988},"media":[{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FVoce%20004.m4a?alt=media&token=e62df766-6a81-48de-ba55-869f72b00e9c"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Ftorre%20delel%20ore_0.jpg?alt=media&token=e822382d-77c9-4bb6-87af-0731488021ad"},{"type":"text","content":"Continuing along the street you will find the famous Torre delle Ore or Clock Tower, the highest in the city. Paying a ticket, you may climb its 207 steps and enjoy a unique panorama of the whole of Lucca and the surrounding hills. "},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FIMG-20221019-WA0028.jpg?alt=media&token=8e4cadcb-4e71-43b8-9ce4-acbcc7566ef5"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FIMG-20221019-WA0025.jpg?alt=media&token=b82e2829-5aca-44ed-a014-383428495052"},{"type":"text","content":"Linked to this tower there’s an interesting legend. Lucida Mansi, a noble lady from 1600, sold her soul to the devil to remain beautiful and young as in this portrait."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FLucida-Mansi-antique.jpg.webp?alt=media&token=56209660-2f2c-4d57-aa95-99e8589a1264"},{"type":"text","content":"When the devil returned to demand his payment, Lucida attempted to stop the ticking of the clock by climbing the tower, but, failing this, the Devil took her soul!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Ftn_sala-galleria-1.webp?alt=media&token=d249070b-05f5-4715-8af4-5d98b38e4453"},{"type":"text","content":"Lucida's family Palace, located in Via Galli Tassi 43, has interesting frescoes and a Bridal Chamber with the original alcove. It could be fine to visit, isn't it?"},{"type":"link","content":"www.luccamuseinazionali.it/en/mansi/museo-nazionale-di-palazzo-mansi"}]},{"address":"Via Fillungo","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.84553331525293,"longitude":10.505270700000011},"media":[{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FFillungo.m4a?alt=media&token=4947efd9-1811-4735-bf01-a28da967c28f"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FIMG-20221019-WA0023.jpg?alt=media&token=8cee4a86-1d6d-45b9-8743-a01ecb31a594"},{"type":"text","content":"Take Via Fillungo, Lucca's main street. Walking along is undoubtedly the best way to discover the essence of the city, admiring the charming historic buildings, shops and cafés.\nVia Fillungo owes its charm to its size - it is about 10 metres wide - and to the very tall houses, which in some places seem to touch each other.\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FIMG-20221019-WA0015.jpg?alt=media&token=bb0ed88a-b491-4216-a467-e22b67f4369c"},{"type":"text","content":"Look up, observe them and try to guess who in the past was living there: you’ll see palaces of the medieval aristocracy, but also houses of the silk workers. Lucca enjoyed great prosperity in the Middle Ages thanks to the manufacture and trade of silk."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Fbuca-san-antonio.jpg?alt=media&token=043c1f72-c6be-429d-8000-cb99981b7f22"},{"type":"text","content":"It's time for a little break, isn't it? Here and in the nearby, you can choose whatever you want to eat. \n\nLa Buca di San Antonio offers the best dishes of the traditional cuisine of Lucca, such as farro soup, Tordelli, fresh pasta, Rovelline, a very special type of steak and a lot more!\n"},{"type":"link","content":"www.bucadisantantonio.com"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FIMG_2167-1.jpg?alt=media&token=7e2a75f0-9ad8-494b-abae-6400b9282fe5"},{"type":"text","content":"And if you want to try a real Tuscany experience, Enoteca Vanni is THE place. The owners are wine experts and sell also liquors, olive oils and local food. Highly recommended a trip to the cellar, which dates back to Roman times, and relax with a wine tasting."},{"type":"link","content":"www.enotecavanni.it/?lang=en"}]},{"address":"Palazzo Pfanner","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.8455314652529,"longitude":10.502929700000001},"media":[{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FVoce%20005.m4a?alt=media&token=5a876279-e612-480c-a434-3946d5f39910"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Fpfanner-020.jpg?alt=media&token=a4fbaf93-75af-4d48-b1d0-671811ecd004"},{"type":"text","content":"Keep on walking in Via Fillungo up to Via Buia, you’ll find Palazzo Pfanner is a magnificent Baroque building, built in the early 18th century for an ancient silk trading family. Here Felix Pfanner opened a brewery in 1846, the first in the Duchy of Lucca and one of the first in Italy. The palace is still owned by the Pfanner family and can be visited for most of the year. "},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FGiardino-visto-dallalto.jpg?alt=media&token=49cc8c87-07dd-4dca-9de6-d2927255f606"},{"type":"text","content":"Palazzo Pfanner is surrounded by a beautiful garden, with a fountain and statues representing mythological gods.\n\nThe palace can be visited from April to November, from 10.00 am to 06.00 pm. If you are in Lucca in another period of the year, you can have a bird's-eye view of the garden and the palace from the city walls. It is not the same, but at least you can get an idea of what it is like, to decide whether to return to Lucca and visit it."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2F5c0316a2c76fce00e953e57b3196cb13--film-vintage-film-posters.jpg?alt=media&token=99d5d72f-a12e-4e46-bb28-5ac69c4f39af"},{"type":"text","content":"Three films shot here also contributed to the celebrity of Palazzo Pfanner: Arrivano i bersaglieri by Luigi Magni (1980), Il marchese del Grillo by Mario Monicelli (1981) and The portrait of a Lady by Jane Campion (1996)."}]},{"address":"Piazza dell'Anfiteatro - Lucca","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.10218818160659443,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.84533011525279,"longitude":10.50622255000003},"media":[{"type":"audio","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FAnfiteatro.m4a?alt=media&token=4a63f6ad-1fac-4bd6-a80b-92ff9c520d57"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FIMG-20221019-WA0016.jpg?alt=media&token=91b09e8a-991d-43ff-83e5-540123a37358"},{"type":"text","content":"Come back to Via Fillungo and reach Piazza dell'Anfiteatro. This huge square dates back to the Middle Ages, when it began to be built on the structure of the Roman Amphitheatre, built in the 2nd century. For a long time it was home to a vegetable garden, in 1500 Century it was a prison and then a salt storehouse. In 1830 it became a market place. Today, the square houses bars and shops. And a lot of concerts and festivals in the summer, like the Lucca Summer Festival."},{"type":"link","content":"https://luccasummerfestival.it/"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2FIMG-20221019-WA0021.jpg?alt=media&token=1f15e739-76d9-4a7e-ac57-cfd3905d98b4"},{"type":"text","content":"Isn’t it time for another break? Well, in Italy we say that “it’s time for an \"aperitivo”!\nFirst of all, what is “aperitivo”? Well, basically the aperitivo is a beverage enjoyed before a meal to stimulate the appetite. Its history goes back to Roman times, when meals were usually preceded by honey-flavoured wines, a custom dating back to ancient Greece. Throughout Italy, this has become a social ritual from the late afternoon into the early evening, with beverages accompanied by potato chips, olives, appetisers, focaccia and other finger foods. Like to join this experience?\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FRhfXfHYNbgLbRi7oQVcd%2Fc870x524.jpg?alt=media&token=fcea2cbc-b1bf-4e59-83b1-54ec793b488e"},{"type":"text","content":"Olio su tavola (Via del Battistero, 38) is a design shop where all the 60s/70s tables, chairs, and lamps you sit on can be bought. It is a contemporary art gallery with sculptures and paintings peeking out from every corner (which can also be bought). And above all, it is a place that serves excellent aperitifs (wine, bubbles, cocktails) with tasty appetisers.\n\nPaco's War (Chiasso Barletti, 13) is a cosy and informal place that offers a journey through Italian and foreign wines from small wineries, some organic, which you can taste with small fusion dishes (a mini-dinner rather than an aperitif with pasta, tandoori chicken and carpaccio).\n\n\nEnjoy your aperitivo and safe travels! \nArianna\n\nblob:https://app.freeguides.com/e01b451e-1b2c-44ba-9a5a-708e69c64cf0\n\n"}]}]
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Hi there! I'm Arianna, an appassionate globetrotter. I already visited a huge part of the world but still willing to prepare my luggage and discover new places. If I could I'd like to live in Alaska (I know that sounds a little bit crazy). I love 🐻! I'm an Italian native and lover, let's discover together my country's beauties!

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