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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Montepulciano Cathedral (Duomo di Montepulciano in Italian) is located on the Piazza Grande, next to the Nobili Tarugi Palace and was built between 1586 and 1680, designed by Ippolito Scalza; the building was erected in place of the old church of Santa Maria. The Duomo of Montepulciano was solemnly consecrated on June 19th, 1712 by Francesco […]
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The Nobili-Tarugi Palace (Palazzo Nobili Tarugi in Italian) is a Montepulciano palace built in the first decades of the sixteenth century. Located on the Piazza Grande in front of the Cathedral of Montepulciano, it was awarded to Antonio da Sangallo the Elder (although some in more recent times prefer to refer to Jacopo Barozzi da […]
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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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