Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Lucca, Italy

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 63 m
Descend 64 m

Experience Lucca in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in LuccaIndividual Sights in Lucca

Sight 1: Santissima Trinità

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Santissima Trinità Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

Santissima Trinità is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church in via Elisa in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santissima Trinità, Lucca (EN)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Santa Maria Forisportam

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Santa Maria Forisportam, also called Santa Maria Bianca, is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located on piazza Santa Maria Bianca in Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca (EN)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa dei Santi Simone e Giuda

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The Church of Saints Simon and Jude is a church in Lucca, Italy, located on Via Guinigi.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Simone e Giuda (Lucca) (IT)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Sant'Anastasio

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The church of Sant'Anastasio is a church in Lucca, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Anastasio (Lucca) (IT)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Mercato del Carmine

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The Mercato del Carmine, once the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, is a historic building in Lucca, located in the center, between Via del Carmine, Via San Gregorio, Via Antonio Mordini and Piazza del Carmine.

Wikipedia: Mercato del Carmine (IT)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Sant'Andrea

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The church of Sant'Andrea is a church in Lucca, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea (Lucca) (IT)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di San Salvatore

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Chiesa di San Salvatore Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of San Salvatore in Mustiolo is a Roman Catholic church in Lucca, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Salvatore (Lucca) (IT)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: San Michele in Foro

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San Michele in Foro is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy, built over the ancient Roman forum. Until 1370 it was the seat of the Consiglio Maggiore, the commune's most important assembly. It is dedicated to Archangel Michael.

Wikipedia: San Michele in Foro (EN)

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di San Giusto

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San Giusto is a church in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy. Built over a pre-existing church, it dates to the second half of the 12th century. Its titular is the 12th century Italian, Giustino Salce, whence the name "San Giusto".

Wikipedia: San Giusto, Lucca (EN)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Palazzo Cenami

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The Palazzo Cenami is a Renaissance-style palace located on Via Santa Croce in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. The palace was designed in 1530 by Nicolao Civitali. Some attribute the palace's Florentine style of architecture to Agostino Marti in 1501.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Cenami (EN)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di San Cristoforo

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San Cristoforo is a Romanesque and Gothic-style, former Roman Catholic church located on the narrow Via Fillungo in the center of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. Now deconsecrated and stripped of its former interior altars and decoration, the chapel served as a memorial for those fallen in the wars..

Wikipedia: San Cristoforo, Lucca (EN)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: San Benedetto in Gottella

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San Benedetto in Gottella is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located on piazza Bernardin in Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church is located on Piazza Bernardini, near the Palazzo Bernardini, on the route of the ancient decumanus maximus of Lucca.

Wikipedia: San Benedetto in Gottella, Lucca (EN)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: San Giuseppe

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The church of San Giuseppe is a church in Lucca, Italy, located in Piazza Antelminelli.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giuseppe (Lucca) (IT)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Cattedrale di San Martino

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Lucca Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours in Lucca, Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lucca. Construction was begun in 1063 by Bishop Anselm.

Wikipedia: Lucca Cathedral (EN)

4 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 15: Holy Face

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The Tempietto del Volto Santo is an aedicule inside the cathedral of Lucca. Erected in 1484 by Matteo Civitali (1436-1501), it houses the venerated crucifix known as the Holy Face of Lucca.

Wikipedia: Tempietto del Volto Santo (IT)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Santi Giovanni e Reparata

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The Church of Saints Giovanni and Reparata is a church in Lucca, Italy, located in Piazza San Giovanni.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Reparata (IT)

283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: San Girolamo

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The church of San Girolamo is a church of Lucca which is located in the homonymous street.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Girolamo (Lucca) (IT)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Palazzo Ducale

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Palazzo Ducaletetraktys 01:26, 31 October 2010 (UTC) / CC BY 3.0

The Ducal Palace is a palace in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy.

Wikipedia: Ducal Palace, Lucca (EN)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Palazzo Pretorio

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The Palazzo Pretoria is a Renaissance-style civic office building, built mainly during 16th-centuries, located in the Piazza San Michele of central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Pretorio, Lucca (EN)

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Museo-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini

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The Birthplace of Giacomo Puccini is a historical museum located in Lucca in Corte San Lorenzo, 8.

Wikipedia: Museo-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini (IT), Website

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: San Matteo

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The church of San Matteo is a church in Lucca, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Matteo (Lucca) (IT)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Chiesa dei Santi Paolino e Donato

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Chiesa dei Santi Paolino e Donato

The Basilica of Saints Paolino and Donato is a church in Lucca, Italy. It has the dignity of a minor basilica.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Paolino e Donato (IT)

166 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Santa Caterina

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The church of Santa Caterina is a church in Lucca, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Caterina (Lucca) (IT)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 24: Chiesa del Crocifisso dei Bianchi

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Santi Crocifisso dei Bianchi is a Roman Catholic church located on Via del Crocifisso, in Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy

Wikipedia: Santi Crocifisso dei Bianchi, Lucca (EN)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 25: Vecchia porta San Donato

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The Antica Porta San Donato is a gate of the ancient walls of Lucca that faces west.

Wikipedia: Antica Porta San Donato (IT)

295 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 26: Chiesa di San Tommaso apostolo

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San Tommaso or San Tommaso in Pelleria is a Romanesque- style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazza of the same name in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: San Tommaso, Lucca (EN)

605 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 27: Basilica di San Frediano

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Basilica di San Frediano

The Basilica of San Frediano is a Romanesque church in Lucca, Italy, situated on the Piazza San Frediano.

Wikipedia: Basilica of San Frediano (EN)

432 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 28: San Leonardo in Borghi

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The church of San Leonardo in Borghi is a church in Lucca, Italy, located on Via San Leonardo.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Leonardo in Borghi (IT)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 29: San Pietro Somaldi

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San Pietro Somaldi is a Gothic- style, Roman Catholic church located on a Piazza of the same name, near the location of the old medieval walls, in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: San Pietro Somaldi, Lucca (EN)

594 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 30: Chiesa di San Francesco

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San Francesco is a former Gothic-style Roman-Catholic church and monastery located in Piazza San Francesco in central Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Since its restoration, it is home to IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, a superior graduate school.

Wikipedia: San Francesco, Lucca (EN)

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