Property for sale in Lucca.

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Lucca is a top city to visit in Tuscany and holds many attractions for the tourist. Lucca's historic center, with medieval towers and nearly 100 churches, is completely enclosed by its walls. Lucca is a good city for walking, biking, and shopping. Lucca makes a nice base for visiting Pisa, the Tuscany coast, and even Florence. It is also the gateway to the scenic Garfagnana region of northern Tuscany.

The walls enclosing Lucca's historic center are some of the best preserved ramparts in Italy and you can walk clear around Lucca on top of the wall. In the 1800's, the top of the thick wall was planted with trees and grass turning it into a huge park and a pleasant place to walk or ride a bike. There are more than four kilometers of walls with six gates and eleven bastions.

Lucca's Cathedral, dedicated to San Martino or Saint Martin, sits on Piazza San Martino surrounded by impressive medieval buildings. Originally built in the 12th to 13th centuries, it is Romanesque in style and has an intricately decorated marble facade. Next to the cathedral is its tall 13th century bell tower and Casa dell'Opera del Duomo, a typical medieval house of Lucca. The interior is Gothic and holds good artworks, including the Volto Santo and the 15th century tomb Ilaria del Carretto, a masterpiece by Jacopo della Quercia. The church of San Giovanni was built in the 12th century and partially remodelled in the 17th but still has some Romanesque features. Inside the church, you can go underground for a fascinating look at the archaeological excavations dating from the first century BC through the eleventh century AD including Roman remains, part of an early Christian church, and a medieval crypt. It's open daily from mid-March through 2 November and on weekends and holidays the rest of the year. Each evening at 7pm the church holds a music performance.

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