Viareggio is the simplest choice for a swim combined with a seaside town walk from Lucca. Lido di Camaiore favours a day with sunbeds and beach-club facilities. Motrone offers a free-beach alternative among the clubs, while Lecciona trades the built-up seafront for a longer approach through parkland. Choose for the journey back as well as […]
Lucca Comics & Games brings comics publishers, game designers and cosplayers into Lucca’s historic centre and festival pavilions. Choose the part of the festival you most want to experience, whether that means finding comics, trying board games or joining a costumed gathering. You can enjoy its public spaces without buying pavilion admission, but a ticketed […]
Lucca’s Luminara di Santa Croce brings a religious procession through the historic centre, with candle carriers, civic representatives and costumed groups accompanying an image of the city’s revered crucifix. The Cathedral of San Martino is the destination, but your choice of viewing place changes the evening: watch the departure, settle along the streets or make […]
Hiring a bicycle in Lucca gives you a leisurely way to enjoy the elevated promenade on its Renaissance walls. You can collect a shop bike for an outing or use Lime for a short journey where the app offers a bicycle. Choose your vehicle around who will ride it and how often you want to […]
Choose September for Lucca’s public religious traditions, or build a music-led visit around one Lucca Summer Festival concert. Santa Croce gives you a procession through the historic centre rather than a performance inside a venue. For ordinary sightseeing, choose dates outside Lucca Comics & Games: its crowds reach well beyond the festival pavilions. Film screenings, […]
Pisa Airport and Florence Airport both give you a public-transport route to Lucca, with a final walk into the walled centre. Pisa’s E3 bus avoids a railway change, while regional trains let you join the journey at Pisa Centrale or Florence Santa Maria Novella. A taxi or private transfer reduces boarding steps, especially with bulky […]
Taking the bus from Florence to Lucca starts with choosing the right Florence stop. Autolinee Toscane’s DD leaves from Guidoni, reached by tram from the central station area, while FlixBus uses the boarding point named on your ticket. Both bring you within walking distance of the old town. For a journey from Piazza della Stazione […]
In Lucca, a gluten-free shopping stop is not the same proposition as a restaurant meal. Glee Gluten Lactose Free Lab makes products to take away for later, Atelier Damiano Carrara offers specialist pastries, and I Gelati di Piero has selected gluten-free gelato alongside products containing gluten. The two restaurants below are places to discuss a […]
A vegan meal in Lucca can mean soup with focaccia at Soup in Town, fresh ravioli at In Pasta – Cibo e Convivio, or pizza at Pizzeria Le Mura. Choose by what you want to eat, not by assuming the whole kitchen is vegan. In Pasta has a specifically labelled vegan main course alongside vegetarian […]
Choose the main Lucca Film Festival window if cinema is the reason for your trip. The festival brings screenings and public events into Lucca’s historic centre, making it possible to combine a film-led break with time in the city. If sightseeing matters more than the programme, you have greater freedom to visit before or after […]
