Lucca sparkles like a jewel of rare beauty amongst the wonderful art cities of Tuscany; you can in fact view it from the city walls (see the picture below), so well built and preserved, that it’s possible to travel completely around them, on foot or by bike. A bike is our preferred mode of transport… Read More »
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Lucca: 950 Years of San Martino Cathedral
In January 2020, the city of Lucca, nicknamed the City of Churches, commemorated 950 years of the founding of its Cathedral, San Martino. Inside the cathedral, what was for centuries an object of veneration, by millions of pilgrims, the Holy Face (Volto Santo) will be restored, along with the beautiful funeral monument dedicated to Ilaria… Read More »