MY LUCCA GUIDE
What to see in Lucca
Walls of Lucca
Via delle Mura UrbaneAmphitheater Square
Piazza dell'AnfiteatroChiesa di San Cristoforo
6 Via FillungoSt Martin Cathedral
Piazza AntelminelliPalazzo Pfanner
33 Via degli AsiliTower of the Hours
Via FillungoVia Fillungo
2 Piazza S. FredianoSan Francesco, Lucca
Piazza S.FrancescoMunicipal Botanical Garden
14 Via del Giardino BotanicoMuseo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi
43 Via Galli TassiPalazzo Ducale di Lucca
1 Cortile CarraraPuccini's Birth Home
9 Piazza CittadellaChiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Reparata
Piazza San GiovanniSan Romano
Piazza San RomanoChiesa dei SS. Paolino e Donato
128 Via San PaolinoSan Giusto Church
5 Corte del BianconeChiesa Di Santa Giulia
Chiesa di San Alessandro
3 Piazza Sant'AlessandroSanta Maria della Rosa, Lucca
25 Via della RosaNational Museum of Villa Guinigi
4 Via della QuarquoniaVilla Bottini
9 Via ElisaOrsetti Palace
17 Via Santa GiustinaSanta Maria Corteorlandini, Lucca
10A Via Santa Maria CorteorlandiniRoyal College of Lucca
13 Piazza del CollegioPalazzo Boccella
36 Via della FrattaGuinigi Tower
41 Via Sant'AndreaBasilica of San Frediano
Piazza San FredianoPiazza Napoleone
The surroundings of Lucca
Montecarlo
Perfect for an aperitif and a small tour (one or two hours)
Pietrasanta
Great for an aperitif or dinner after a walk in Forte dei Marmi
Villa Mansi, Segromigno in Monte
259 Via delle SelvetteVilla Reale in Marlia
2 Via Fraga AltaVilla Grabau
269 Via per MatraiaVilla Torrigiani
3 Via Stradone di CamiglianoA first stop for a photo before discovering the Garfagnana mountain
89 locals recommend
Maddalena Bridge (also known as Devil's Bridge)
A first stop for a photo before discovering the Garfagnana mountain
Viareggio
A nice walk, recommended in the morning and for a lunch by the sea
Forte dei Marmi
10 Via RomaA nice afternoon walk to see beautiful shops
A morning walk on the lake where Giacomo Puccini lived, a fish lunch by the sea
139 locals recommend
Torre del Lago
A morning walk on the lake where Giacomo Puccini lived, a fish lunch by the sea
A very beautiful little town in Garfagnana where the poet Giovanni Pascoli lived
95 locals recommend
Barga
A very beautiful little town in Garfagnana where the poet Giovanni Pascoli lived
Where to eat local...and italian pizza
Gli Orti di Via Elisa
17 Via ElisaGood local cuisine and pizza
Antica Drogheria
5 Via ElisaGood local cuisine and pizza
Ristorante L'Angolo Tondo
51 Piazza dell'AnfiteatroExcellent food in Piazza Anfiteatro, a non-tourist place
Historic trattoria in lucca, not very touristy but recommended
11 locals recommend
Vecchia Trattoria Buralli
10 Piazza Sant'AgostinoHistoric trattoria in lucca, not very touristy but recommended
Da Rosolo
3 Corte CampanaExcellent local cuisine in the heart of Lucca in a quiet area
A beautiful, very intimate, elegant and romantic place in the city center. Excellent cuisine, here you can enjoy delicious Italian dishes
Antica Osteria
55 Via Santa CroceA beautiful, very intimate, elegant and romantic place in the city center. Excellent cuisine, here you can enjoy delicious Italian dishes
Trattoria Da Leo
1 Via TegrimiTypical Lucca trattoria
Excellent local cuisine revisited in a welcoming and elegant environment in the heart of the city. Not cheap.
21 locals recommend
Ristorante Cantine Bernardini Lucca
7 Via del SuffragioExcellent local cuisine revisited in a welcoming and elegant environment in the heart of the city. Not cheap.
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107 Via dell'AnfiteatroGood food and excellent pizza cooked in a wood oven, near the Amphitheater. Menu for celiacs.
Pizza, local food, meet and fish at a good price near the walls and train station
7 locals recommend
Pizzeria Da Francesco
191 Viale Camillo Benso CavourPizza, local food, meet and fish at a good price near the walls and train station
Pizzeria MARA MEO
17 Piazza S.FrancescoPizza and local food at a good price
Pizzeria da Felice
12 Via BuiaVery good sliced pizza and cecina. Only take away.
Pizzeria Pellegrini
25 Piazza San MicheleVery good sliced pizza
Great value for money at lunch. Good and elegant restaurant for fish near the walls
11 locals recommend
Celide
7 Viale Giuseppe GiustiGreat value for money at lunch. Good and elegant restaurant for fish near the walls
Ristorante Osteria Del Vecchio Olivo
1 Via S. PieroGood tuscan cuisine (in Montecarlo)
Il Garfagnino Di Nonna Clara
Via LudovicaTypical Garfagnana food
Very very good tuscany food, great meat, delicious first courses, excellent wine, not expensive (in Montecarlo)
11 locals recommend
Fattoria Il Poggio
39 Via S. PieroVery very good tuscany food, great meat, delicious first courses, excellent wine, not expensive (in Montecarlo)
Excellent fish at a good price (also good pizza, typical first courses and meat) in the Lucca countryside
11 locals recommend
Casina delle Rose
1785 Via del TempiettoExcellent fish at a good price (also good pizza, typical first courses and meat) in the Lucca countryside
A wonderful location, right on the city walls in an elegant and charming environment
39 locals recommend
Ristorante Caffetteria San Colombano
10 Via delle Mura UrbaneA wonderful location, right on the city walls in an elegant and charming environment
traditional trattoria in the Lucca countryside with excellent typical dishes
12 locals recommend
Antica Osteria Meati
1237 Via per Gattaiola e Meatitraditional trattoria in the Lucca countryside with excellent typical dishes
For your breakfast near home
Pasticceria Regina Lucca
7 Via Papa Giovanni XXIIIWide selection of pastas and desserts
Ghera Lucca
146 Via di TiglioThe nearest to our home
For your grocery shopping
Lidl
131 Via Aurelia OvestA new good grocery near home
Esselunga Spa
25 Via di TempagnanoBig and well stocked
CONAD
Medium-sized supermarket near the house
Eurospin
Very close to home and very convenient
To Rent a bike for get around the town
Cicli Rai
66 Via S. NicolaoJust inside the walls in the Porta Elisa area
Bike Service
Just inside the walls in the Porta Elisa area
Mercatino Rent Bike
Just inside the walls in the Porta Elisa area
A very good ice cream
Gelateria Veneta
74 Via V. VenetoThe top in lucca, especially for fruit flavors
Excellent for creams, chocolate, frozen yogurt and semifreddos.
12 locals recommend
Le Bonta 'Toschi Marco sas
269 Viale Castruccio CastracaniExcellent for creams, chocolate, frozen yogurt and semifreddos.