Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Lucca, Italy

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Number of sights 28 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 86 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: Monastero-santuario di Santa Gemma Galgani

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The Santuario di Santa Gemma is a Roman Catholic church-sanctuary devoted to the local saint and mystic Gemma Galgani located on Via di Tiglio outside the medieval walls of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Sanctuary of Santa Gemma, Lucca (EN)

463 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Porta Elisa

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Porta Elisa is a gate in the walls of Lucca that faces east; it is named after Elisa Baciocchi Bonaparte.

Wikipedia: Porta Elisa (IT)

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi

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The Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi is the main art museum hosting the pre-modern art collections owned by the city of Lucca, Italy.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Villa Guinigi (EN), Website

281 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

594 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

11 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Palazzo Bartolomei

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Palazzo Bartolomei is located in Piazza San Pietro Somaldi in Lucca. It is located close to the bell tower of the church of San Pietro Somaldi and dates back to the sixteenth century.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Bartolomei (IT)

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Oratorio degli Angeli Custodi

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The Oratory of the Guardian Angels is a church in Lucca, Italy.

Wikipedia: Oratorio degli Angeli Custodi (IT)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Porta Santi Gervasio e Protasio

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Porta San Gervasio is a gate of the old walls of Lucca, almost completely demolished with the construction of the Renaissance walls, the latter still visible today. Of the four gates of this thirteenth-century circle, only the Porta dei Borghi remains, in addition to the Porta San Gervasio, located at one of the ends of Via Fillungo.

Wikipedia: Porta San Gervasio (IT)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: 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)

274 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Rosa

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Santa Maria della Rosa is a Gothic- style, Roman Catholic church located on Via della Rosa in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria della Rosa, Lucca (EN)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: 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 14: 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)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Battistero e Chiesa Dei 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)

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: 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)

454 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Santa Caterina

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

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

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Palazzo della Magione del Tempio

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Palazzo della Magione del Tempio is located in Piazza della Magione 6 in Lucca.

Wikipedia: Palazzo della Magione del Tempio (IT)

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Museo Italiano del Fumetto e dell'Immagine

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The Museum of Comics and Images was a museum in Lucca, Italy, located in the former Lorenzini barracks in Piazza San Romano 4.

Wikipedia: Museo del fumetto e dell'immagine (IT), Website

251 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Chiesa di Sant'Alessandro

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Sant’Alessandro Maggiore is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic parish church in Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Sant'Alessandro, Lucca (EN)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 22: 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)

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Teatro del Giglio

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Teatro del Giglio Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Teatro del Giglio is the historic city theater and opera house located in Piazza del Giglio #13 and #15 in the center of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Teatro del Giglio (EN)

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 24: 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)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 25: Porta San Pietro

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Porta San Pietro is a gate in the walls of Lucca that faces south.

Wikipedia: Porta San Pietro (Lucca) (IT)

73 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 26: Oratorio della Madonnina

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The Oratory of the Madonnina is a church in Lucca, Italy.

Wikipedia: Oratorio della Madonnina (IT)

478 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 27: Palazzo Bertolli

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Palazzo Bertolli is a building located in Viale Cavour, 287 in Lucca.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Bertolli (IT)

1888 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 28: chiesa di San Donato

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

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

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