Lucca

Introduction

Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, is a delightful and peaceful place to visit in its own right, and it also serves as a great place to stay when visiting Pisa. Much less touristy than Pisa, it delights with true local restaurants, reasonable lodging and enough things to keep you entertained for several days. This is not a place that is overtaken by tour buses and T-shirt shops.

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Sights and Activities

You can walk around the oldest part of town atop the walls that surround it. That will give you a quick overview of the town, and prepare you for wanderings within. Several plazas provide space for markets (non-touristy) and dining. It's fun to just get lost for a while, exploring little alleyways and discovering where they take you.

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Events and Festivals

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Getting There

By Plane

By Train

Easy train access and Pisa is only about 20 minutes away.

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

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Getting Around

By Car

Not a bad base for touring Tuscany by car. Rental cars are available.

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

Lucca has great dining options. Restaurants serve mostly a local clientele, and so are:
1) Full of atmosphere
2) Really delicious with lots of authentic fare, and
3) Reasonably priced.

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Drink

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Sleep

Lucca has a reasonable batch of hotels and pensiones. Mostly small mom-and-pop places, including some that are up several long flights of stairs. If that is a concern, be sure you clarify things before confirming your reservation.

Budget

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Affittacamere Buonanotte	Viale C.Castracani, 94	Guesthouse	-
Albergo Villa Marta	Via del Ponte Guasperini 873 San Lorenzo a vaccol	Hotel	97
Alla Dolce Vita	Via fillungo 232	Guesthouse	73
Antica Corte	Viale Puccini 1353	Guesthouse	77
B&B Centro Storico	Corte Portici 16	Guesthouse	84
Bed & Breakfast Arcobaleno	Via Formica 290	Guesthouse	97
Bed and Breakfast Sunrise	Via Bicchio 95/c Massarosa Fraz.Quiesa (LU)	Guesthouse	92
Corte di Re Artù	via vecchia, 443 (corte pampalone) San Marco	Guesthouse	20
Da Carlos	Via Nuova per Pisa 5901 Via Nuova per Pisa 5901	Hotel	83
Don Chisciotte	Via Pesciatina, 1711	Guesthouse	79
Dreamers B&B	Via per Corte Po, 296 San Macario in Piano - Lucca	Guesthouse	90
Guest House San Frediano	Via Degli Angeli 19	Guesthouse	92
Hotel Country Club	Via Pesciatina 874 - 55010 Gragnano	Hotel	87
Hotel Gina	Via per Camaiore Via Panciatichi,2-Monsagrati	Hotel	96
Hotel Villa Volpi	Via di gugliano 47	Hotel	-
L' Arancio II	Via Romana 59	Guesthouse	77
La Torre 1	Piazza del Carmine, via del Carmine 11	Guesthouse	85
Leone di Sant' Anna	Via Buonamici, 221	Hostel	73
Lucca in Villa	Via delle Tagliate 49 S.Donato	Guesthouse	93
LuccaCharm	Via Roma, 14	Guesthouse	90
Marta Guest House	Via del Querceto, 47 - S.Maria del Giudice	Guesthouse	100
Ostello San Frediano	Via della Cavallerizza 12	Hostel	81
Sogni d'Oro	Via Cantore 169	Guesthouse	74
Torre alta	via del castellaccio 153	Apartment	94
Villa Corte degli Dei	Via dei Franceschini, 328/B	Guesthouse	80
Affittacamere Stella	Via Pisana trav II, 74	Guesthouse	82
Bed & Breakfast Evelina	Via Streghi, 12	Guesthouse	93
Affittacamere Primavera	Via B.Paoli 19	Guesthouse	77
B&B Antica Corte dei Principi	Via dell'Olivo, 2	Guesthouse	80
Aras Holiday Farm Lucca	Via san Martino	Apartment	93
Arcobaleno Apartment	Via San Donato 985	Apartment	-
I Casali di San Donato	Via San Donato 983	Guesthouse	87
B&B Anfiteatro	Via dell'Anfiteatro 25	Guesthouse	99
B and B La Magnolia	Via Mordini, 63	Guesthouse	94
Piccolo Hotel Puccini	Via Di Poggio, 9	Hotel	92
La Gemma di Elena B and B	Via della Zecca 33 (downtown)	Guesthouse	93
Da Elisa Alle Sette Arti	Via Elisa 25	Guesthouse	84
Antica Residenza Del Gallo Apartments	Via del Gallo, 25	Apartment	-
Hotel Stipino	Via Romana 95	Hostel	80
Borgo Giusto Agrihotel	Loc. Partigliano Borgo a Mozzano	Guesthouse	80
Casa Sant'Elena	Loc. Carmignani, 19 Spianate Altopascio	Guesthouse	100
Casa Baldo	Via S.Leonardo 26	Apartment	-
Antica Residenza dell' Angelo	Via Beccheria, 11	Guesthouse	87
Cuore	Via dell'Olivo 6	Apartment	-
La Pieve di Sant'Andrea	Via Della Chiesa Vecchia, 182	Guesthouse	-
Il Seminario	Via del Seminario 5	Guesthouse	-
Suite Accommodation	Via di Mastiano e Gugliano, 3067	Guesthouse	-
B&B Colle del Lupo	Via Colle del Lupo, 2 Pescia	Guesthouse	89
Bed & Breakfast La Corte	Via Dei Marchi 11 Capannori	Guesthouse	90
Il Ramingo B&B	Via S.Donato 300 S.Donato	Guesthouse	83
Casa Vacanza Villa Pardi	Via di Poggio 2660	Guesthouse	83
Villa Amoroni	Via dei Paoli 3 Verciano Capannori Lu	Apartment	-
Emma B&B	via Romana 717	Guesthouse	-
Corte Panio	via Della Boccaccia 3	Apartment	-
La Casa di Nonno Mario	Corsagna Bagni di Lucca	GUESTHOUSE	-

Mid-Range

Upscale

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

Post Italiane is the national postal services of Italy and has quite an efficient network of postal offices and reliable postal services. Standard letters and postcards (up to 20 grams) cost €0.39 to send within Europe and the Mediterranean countries outside Europe and €0.41 to all other destinations throughout the country. Up to 50 grams, prices start at €0.52 for Europe, €0.62 for other areas. Packages start at €1.55 within Europe, and around €2.50 for other countries. Post office business hours in Italy are from 8:30am to 2:00pm from Monday to Friday, with closing times at Saturday and the last day of the month at 12 noon.