The Basilica of San Frediano (Basilica di San Frediano in Italian) is one of the oldest churches in Lucca, Tuscany. The Basilica of San Frediano is situated on the homonymous square, it’s in Romanesque style. Despite several interventions over the centuries, the medieval style of the basilica remained quite large. Of great feature is the […]

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A church dedicated to St. Michael was erected in the center of the ancient forum of the Roman city in the eighth century , and then a hospital and a monastery. The renovation of the church of San Michele in Foro began around 1070, by Pope Alexander II . Work on the new church, with […]

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Seat of the municipality, the Praetorian Palace (Palazzo del Podesta or Praetorian Palace in Italian) is located on the corner of Via Vittorio Veneto. The old building is one of the most remarkable of the period of the Renaissance in Lucca. The construction of the Palazzo Pretorio began around 1494 and designed by Matteo Civitali […]

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Fillungo street ( Via Fillungo in Italian) is the main street in the center of Lucca. Via Fillungo is one of the most representative symbols of the city as the center and heart of the tourism, stores and craft of Lucca. Via Fillungo is in the center of the city of Lucca (700 meters) and […]

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The Guinigi Tower is the most important tower of Lucca, its main feature is the presence of some oaks on its top. In the early fourteenth century, Lucca was proud of over 250 towers and many bell towers that enriched the city in medieval times. The Guinigi, now masters of the city, wanted to soften […]

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