Lucca Map
Lucca is located in northern Tuscany in the Garfagnana.
Our Lucca map shows Lucca attractions found on our Italy Travel Video: A Morning in Lucca. You might have to zoom in to the map using the controls on the left to see the markers. Mouse over the markers to see what they represent.
Lucca Travel Tips
Lucca is a great place to rent a bike and ride around the top of the walls. Yes, they're wide and paved and have rest stops and plenty of trees for shade.
The train station in Lucca is just outside the walls. It's an easy walk; just exit the station and walk straight ahead like everyone else and in front of you there will be an opening in the wall. Alternatively, you can go left as you exit the station and enter the town through the lion gate.
Recommended Places to Stay in Lucca
Our Lucca hotel recommendations are based on the location to the attractions we've outlined in our video and the ratings of folks who've stayed at them.
Hotel Ilaria & Residenza dell'Alba is a highly rated hotel in the heart of Lucca.
B&B Antica Corte dei Principi is an inexpensive alternative in central Lucca.
(Budget lodging in Lucca is available through Hostelbookers. Ostello San Frediano is quite inexpensive.)
Lucca is in the midst of a compelling rural area called the Garfagnana. Food is still produced by artisan food producers here, and the quality of it might astound you. So, a week spent discovering this hidden bit of Italy could make foodies and country folks very, very happy. HomeAway lists over 1000 vacation rentals in the Lucca area, from the Garfagnana to the Serchio valley, cottages to villas.
Lucca Attractions From Our Video, Mapped
Torre delle Ore - The onomatopoetic tower is the highest in Lucca. Wooden steps inside take you to the top for some inspiring views, including that of the popular tree-topped Guinigi Tower. (There were once around 130 towers in Lucca.)
Antico Caffè di Simo is Lucca's oldest, it has music and food in the evenings and you can always get that Caffe Maraccino you see in the video.
Ristorante Gli Orti di Via Elisa is a great place to eat the traditional foods of the region. Lucca's botanical gardens are just to the south.
Lucca Resources
For another map of Lucca showing a walk around the historic center, see: Lucca Walking Tour Map.
If you happen to be in Lucca in mid-September, you will want to see the Luminiaria di Santa Croce di Lucca--our short video will give you the flavor of this medieval festival that lights Lucca in candlelight.
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Lucca is one of Tuscany's prime attractions. The intact 16th century wall that surrounds the historic center has kept out the modern industrial scourge that has made other towns rather ugly in parts.
Our Lucca Map shows the basics that the traveler needs when he or she first enters a city: a place to get an overview of the territory, a cafe and a restaurant. In Lucca, after you've had your introduction, you'll be ready for the rest of the itinerary you've planned.
Where to go from Lucca? North to explore the Lunigiana and the town of Fivizzano, or west to Montecatini Terme, for shopping and perhaps a spa treatment.
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