A Tuscan town ringed by tree-lined Renaissance walls you can cycle around, with towers, piazzas and Pisa just down the road. Here's what Lucca is like, when to go and how long to stay.
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Temperatures are the average daytime high in °C.
April to June and September to October are best, warm and green for cycling and day trips. July and August are hot. The Lucca Comics & Games festival takes over the town in late October or early November, and the Puccini festival runs in summer.
Walk or cycle the 4 km of tree-lined walls around the old town. Bikes are easy to hire.
A medieval tower with oak trees growing on top.
An oval square built on the shape of a Roman amphitheatre.
A church with a tall, lacy white façade.
The Leaning Tower, about 30 minutes away by train.
Mountain villages and the medieval Devil's Bridge, an hour north.
Yes. It's one of Tuscany's most charming towns, flat and car-free inside the walls, and a calmer base than Florence.
Two days covers the town. Stay three or four to add Pisa, Florence or the coast.
April to June and September, around 19 to 28°C.
Fly into Pisa, which has direct flights from the UK, then take the train, about 30 minutes.
Stay in Lucca. It's prettier and more relaxed, and Pisa's tower is an easy half-day trip.
Put Lucca on standby with everyone's other ideas. You each spread your points in secret, get one veto, and the draw picks where you go.