Lucca | Tuscany | Italy
(From Wikipedia) Lucca was born as a Estruscan or Ligurian settlement, it developed as a roman town, during the Vi century Lucca is a Longobardo dukedom, then it becomed a Medieval Commune and as a Independent Republic during XII century. Lucca became famous for its bankers and textile trades, even if the previous and frequent fights between Guelphs and Ghibellines caused the conquest of Lucca by the lordship of the Della Scala's from Verona, the warms between Lucca and Pisa and Lucca and Florence. Lucca remained an independent republic until 1799 when the Lucca Senate gave Elisa Bonaparte and her husband Felice Baciocchi the Principality of Lucca and Piombino, on June 1805. On May 10th 1815, Lucca became a dukedom whose Maria Luisa di Borbone was the fist oligarch and Carlo Ludovico Di Borbone the second oligarch. In 1847 Lucca became a part of theTuscan Grand ducky and afterwards became a part of the Sardinia reign. Recently, on November 24 th 2006 Lucca hosted the bilateral Italy-France Summit.
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Located between Florence and the Tirrenian Sea, the city of Lucca is indeed a treasure in Italy where every body can find past traditions. Such an heritage of art, history and culture is the reference point if one would like to visit also the other most famous towns of Tuscany. If you would like to reach one of the other most famous towns of Tuscany from Lucca, all you have to do is driving through highways and it will take you from half an hour to one hour and half to reach Firenze, Siena and San Gimignano, and all the other most famous towns of Tuscany and it will take only twenty minutes to reach Pisa and the sea-side resorts of Versilia. Lucca is one of very few towns in Italy which has kept all its medieval walls through so many centuries. 200 years ago, these walls became avenues and parks, where you can have a nice strolling on foot, by bicycle. It is worthing for all tourists who are going to visit Lucca to have such an wonderful experience, that is to say having a nice strolling through these marvellous walls because it is useful to comprehend this medieval town truly.
If you would like to kmow more about Lucca and its unique atmosphere,the only thing you have to do is staying there, just for a week-end of for a long period too.
L'Antica Residenza Del Gallo is at your complete disposal with its apartments, tourists homes, hotel rooms in Lucca and lodgings in the city centre of Lucca (that is to say inside its walls) just to make you enjoy your holiday in Lucca.
Lucca old walls
It took more than 100 years (1544-1650) and 60.000 bricks to have all the marvellous walls of Lucca completed. These walls had been restored during the 19th century. They represent indeed one of the most symbolic and important oevre that Lucca could offer all its visitors. Lucca is a very charming town and it is one of very few towns in Italy which has kept all its medieval walls through so many centuries. Lucca has grew up out of its walls and it has kept his marvellous past times atmosphere inside its city centre. You can have a very nice strolling through the 4 kilometres of Lucca medieval walls either by bicycle or on foot, enjoying this wonderful landscape which is useful to va a look to all the town. Lucca has a very good view both inside its city centre and looking towards the montains where you can notice also the beautiful historical villas, out of its walls. Moreover, there are lots of places where you can relax yourself just sitting on a bench, while enjoying all the nature and landscape beauty.
Living in Lucca
Lucca is a very charming town. Its tiny streets with their bricks which bring you back to past times, its city centre avenues where everyday life takes place, its fascinating buildings you can find while walking and visiting the town, with its melting pot of gothic and renaissance styles, and its noble towers which bring us back to past times. If you would like to go shopping, you will realize that is a very old place, where you can taste all Lucca traditional soupes, sweets, second courses which have been prepared according to past times and having a very good breakfast in a traditional bar or patisserie or jus having fun. Having a nice stroll through the town, where you can find other new plasures, such as entering a traditional food shop which opened 100 years ago and tasting all traditional chesees,oils, wines and other delicacies from Lucca.
Antique markets and crafts in Lucca
Each third week-end of every month, inside the tiny streets such as via del Gallo where the Antica residenza del Gallo is located, the antique market occurs. If you wuld like to have a nice strolling through this market, you can find lots of antique objects (such as marble statues, lots of crystal glasses and old chandeliers). It is a pleasure to have a look to all these lights, colours, strange things you can find inside this market. there are lots of visitors coming from the different towns of Italy. Each forth week-end of every month, inside the same tiny streets where also the antique market occurs, the so called "arti e mestieri sul mercato" market takes places . This is another version of the antique market. Another time, all the tiny streets of the ciy centre of Lucca become a bazar, with lots of stands which can offer so many interesting local antique objects.