Itineraries beyond the Walls

Leaving Lucca's walls opens up to a world of diverse and surprising landscapes, where the city's beauty is reflected in its green hills, intact villages, ancient parish churches, natural parks, and historic villas immersed in monumental gardens.

The setting sun draws the arches of the Nottolini aqueduct between the trees and is reflected in the stream that passes under the arches

The area surrounding Lucca is a mosaic of atmospheres: from the rolling countryside of the Piana to the hills covered with vineyards and olive groves, from the wild peaks of Garfagnana to the vibrant beaches of Versilia. Every direction offers a unique itinerary, every route an invitation to slow down and rediscover the connection between humanity, history, and nature.

Whether it's a stroll among the Lucca villas and their historic parks, an excursion along one of the spiritual paths that cross Tuscany, or a day discovering the flavours and landscapes of the hinterland, the itineraries outside the Walls are the natural extension of the city: an invitation to explore, to know, to breathe.

Choose your itinerary

Each itinerary is an experience that begins just outside the gate and takes the visitor into the heart of a lesser-known, but equally fascinating, part of Lucca.

Statue of Giacomo Puccini smoking while sitting in an armchair in Cittadella Square. His birthplace is in the background.

In the footsteps of Giacomo Puccini
Amidst tall laurel hedges, a structure resembling a grotto with figures stands out. In front of the grotto, two reclining male figures symbolize the Arno and Serchio rivers, who, with the water flowing from their amphorae, feed the fishpond. In the foreground, a lemon tree from the lemon grove.

The Monumental Villas
detail of a Romanesque capital from the parish church of the Assumption of Santa Maria del Giudice with stylized flowers and a Latin inscription.

Discovering the Romanesque
Stone walls with small columns line a country path and a ditch. At the bottom is dense vegetation.

The Way of Good Water
two yellow water lilies blooming on the waters of the clear Sibolla

Among water lilies and herons
Piazza del Giglio at night with the Teatro del GiglioPuccini illuminated

Night walk
The sun sets on the horizon. Two people walk along the Viareggio pier. On the canal, to the right, there are boats moored, and on the left, beyond the breakwater boulders, the profile of a fisherman's statue.

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