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Key Info for Visitors
- Currency: EUR
- Languages: Italian, English, German
- Climate: Mediterranean
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Population: Approximately 89,000 people live in Lucca.
- Best Time to Visit: best time to visit Lucca is during spring and autumn for pleasant weather.
- Visa Requirements Citizens of the US, EU, and UK typically do not need a visa for tourism stays up to 90 days. However, requirements can vary based on nationality and purpose of visit. It's advisable to check with the Italian embassy or consulate for the most current information.
About Lucca
Lucca, nestled in the heart of Tuscany, is a charming city known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and picturesque surroundings. The city's historic center is encircled by ancient walls, now a popular walking and cycling path offering breathtaking views. Visitors are drawn to Lucca's rich history, cultural events, and the opportunity to experience authentic Italian life. The city's unique blend of historical landmarks, vibrant festivals, and delicious local cuisine makes it a compelling destination for travelers seeking a quintessential Italian experience.
Top Attractions
1. **Piazza Anfiteatro**: This historic square is built on the site of a Roman amphitheater and features charming cafes and shops. 2. **Torre Guinigi**: A medieval tower with a unique garden on top, offering panoramic views of the city. 3. **San Martino Cathedral**: A stunning example of Romanesque architecture with intricate stone carvings. 4. **Piazza Napoleone**: A large square with beautiful architecture and lively atmosphere. 5. **Lucca Walls**: Ancient fortifications that now serve as a scenic walking and cycling path.
Popular Activities
Lucca offers a variety of activities, from exploring its historic center on foot or by bike to attending cultural events like the Lucca Summer Festival. Visitors can enjoy local wine tastings, take cooking classes to learn about Tuscan cuisine, or explore the surrounding countryside for scenic hiking trails.
Lucca Tours & Experiences
- Top Attractions: Highlights of Tuscany
- Duration Range: Lucca offers a variety of activities, from exploring its historic center on foot or by bike to attending cultural events like the Lucca Summer Festival. Visitors can enjoy local wine tastings, take cooking classes to learn about Tuscan cuisine, or explore the surrounding countryside for scenic hiking trails.
- Group Size: Intimate Groups
- Difficulty Level: Mixed Difficulty
- Recommended For: The best time to visit Lucca is during spring and autumn for pleasant weather. Visitors should pack comfortable shoes for walking and layers for cooler evenings. Cultural etiquette includes respecting local customs during festivals and dining at traditional trattorias. Safety is generally not a concern, but visitors should be mindful of pickpocketing in crowded areas.
Average Tour Price: $95
Lowest Price Tour: $39
Highest Price Tour: $220
227 Available Tour Excursions in Lucca
You will experience a unique and fun opportunity with an expert truffle hunter and his dogs trained for hunting truffles. Improve your sensory experience in contact with nature and good food. You'll also get a chance to taste specialties made with truffles.
Price: $106.65
Duration: 1-3 hours
With this tour it is possible to visit the entire city of Lucca at 360 degrees, also including its history and development in over 2500 years of history, all accompanied by a horse, Luigi, who has now become an icon of the city!
Price: $278.48
Duration: 1 hours
Become a local of Lucca by experiencing the traditional rustic flavours of Tuscany on a charming walking tour. Taste original and quality food, wines and ingredients within the town's beautiful and historic streets.
Price: $112.58
Duration: 3 hours
The only Carrara marble tour that allows you to get in a real cave. Nice to meet you! We are drivers and tour leaders... we would like to show you an hidden gem of Tuscany! I will pick you up with my professional van from the area of Lucca or Pisa and I will bring you up on the mountain of Carrara. We will reach the cave and we will jump in a 4x4 Jeep that can drive us inside. A professional tour guide will explain you everything about the story of this legendary place: not only how they work and they extract the marble, but also how they are producing a special wine or how to recognize a real Carrara marble from a fake one. At the end of tour, we will get out from the cave and I will drive you up in the little village of Colonnata: a very small and authentic place famous for a very tasty kind of salami... "lardo di colonnata" ! I can bring you in the best food shop to buy a piece of lard or try to book a local restaurant for a tasting! A tour off the beaten path :)
Price: $176.57
Duration: 5 hours
The uncontaminated nature, the relationship with my sweet dogs, the silence of the forest interrupted only by the singing of the birds. All this surrounds the discovery of one of the oldest and most secret professions in Tuscany: that of the truffle hunter. Due to its underground nature, its delicacy and its enormous economic value, the truffle has always fascinated man, playing a leading role in Tuscan culture and tables. In order not to be seen and to arrive before the others, truffle hunters often go at night to look for truffles, and it is no coincidence that in the Corazzano valleys one night in 1954, the largest truffle in the world was found weighing 2520 g. During the truffle hunting experience we will travel the paths where truffles naturally grow. All the secrets about the truffle, the plants that live in symbiosis with it and dog training will be explained; and if we are lucky we will also be able to find some nice truffles
Price: $112.58
Duration: 2 hours
I am Simone Vergamini, "Best Sommelier of Tuscany 2023, 3rd place at the Best Sommelier of Italy 2018, 2021 and 2022. We can organize the tasting directly at your home or at the hotel where you are on holiday, even in the center of Lucca or on the neighboring hills. The experience always includes an introduction to wine tasting, the history of the territory and wineries.5 wines accompanied by bread, cheese and oil from local production. These are wines selected from small producers, mainly organic certified We can organize the tasting directly at your home or at the hotel where you are on holiday. I'll take care of everything and you won't have to think about anything! I will set the table with tasting tablecloths and serve you wines in professional glasses! At the end of the tasting I will leave the bottles uncorked (if not finished :) so you can enjoy them during the holiday.
Price: $77.03
Duration: 1 hours
If you want to try real Lucca’s flavors you are in the right place. We will make everything together and at the end we will eat what we cooked with a good glass of wine as accompaniment. Also kids can cook with us and actively participate to the cooking class. It is an excellent opportunity to learn how Italian grandma’s cook. We are here to learn and have fun by cooking together! We will cook pasta and tiramisù together, two very typical italian dishes and in the meanwhile we drink local wine or aperitivo! Vegetarian, vegan and no dairy options.
Price: $154.05
Duration: 2 hours
Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes from Pistoia treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Price: $100.73
Duration: 2 hours
Explore Lucca at your time effortlessly thanks to our easy-to-use e-bikes. You can choose an E-city if you wish to visit Lucca and the city walls and discover all the secrets of the town and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the historic center. Thanks to the strong bike lock, you can leave the bicycle outside if you want to stop to a restaurant or visit a monument. Or you can choose an E-trekking if you are a bike enthusiast and you wish to have a trip to the beautiful countryside that surrounds Lucca, rich in small farms, historical villas, vineyards and charming villages on the hills. In this case, together with the lock, we will furnish you with a repair kit and helmets.
Price: $46.22
Duration: 8-9 hours
The best unforgetable tour in Tuscany in order to discover the real life in Tuscany. You will visit the great countryside, you will discover the old wineries so you can understand the old and news wine-making process. Vineyards, olive trees, old houses, this is just something you will find in your tour. San Gimignano, the ancient medieval village, considered one of the most beautiful village in Italy.
Price: $443.20
Duration: 7 hours
Visit the vibrant local market and the traditional food shops with the Cesarina and immerse yourself in a small group cooking class at the Cesarina's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of cuisine from Lucca and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine. During the lesson the Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic regional recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines. Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Price: $235.82
Duration: 4 hours
During this private 3-hour guided tour of the Gothic Line you will visit the Museum of the Liberation, enjoy a walking tour exploring two of the area's World War 2-era bunkers. Climb, with your guide, aboard your vehicle and visit a third bunker, and walk across the famous Devil's Bridge from where you may enjoy panorama of the river and surrounding hills.
Price: $201.46
Duration: 3 hours
Live as a Tuscan is out way to say. Don't loose the oportunity to visit places where Tuscan are usually to spend time. If you want know many more about wine tradition and wine-making process this is the tour for you.
Price: $456.24
Duration: 7 hours
This tour is including a car at your disposal during the tour, transfer to a beautiful winery in Montecarlo where you can taste 4 different types of wine. After the winery, free time to visit Montecarlo, a magical medieval town that is on top of a lone hill, with an amazing panorama. After the visit, the driver will take you on a different part of the countryside of Lucca to Experience a real Tuscan farm; Among the silence and the scent of the hills, the Farmhouse and its cellars are still intact, just as they were in the 1600’s. It’s in this setting that we want to invite you, where you can learn about our history and the products of the Farmhouse: a taste of the past in Tuscany. Here you will taste local cured meats and cheeses, a bruschetta, a typical first course ‘Lucchese’ dish, a tasting of the Farmhouse’s olive oil with slices of bread and a tasting of 5 of our wines from the Farmhouse . 5-hrs tour. Lunch included
Price: $349.59
Duration: 5 hours
Experience in wine for Chianti Lovers. Visit 2 wineries in the Chianti area. Visit cellar, walk in the vineyards and taste very good wine
Price: $176.57
Duration: 6 hours
You will discover Tuscany with its nuances, walking through the wines with our Sommelier, happy to introducing you the reality of the wine that distinguishes us so much. This day trip includes two of wine tasting plus a light lunch at a Tuscan winery. Your Sommelier offers a full-day itinerary dedicated to wine lovers who wish to explore the world-famous region, which has produced this namesake wine for centuries.
Price: $471.64
Duration: 7 hours
Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Price: $212.12
Duration: 3 hours
A way to experience the territory and get to know the story of a family that, for generations, has devoted itself with passion and dedication to the production of wine and oil. From the "Ebrius" to "Linchetto", you will have the opportunity to taste these amazing products, stroll through the vineyards and discover what makes this land uniques. A great experience to learn more about the wines of Lucca.
Price: $142.20
Duration: 3 hours
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Important Tour Information
- Bring comfortable walking shoes and appropriate clothing
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- Arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes early
- Carry valid identification and tour booking confirmation
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Local Food & Cuisine
Lucca's cuisine is deeply rooted in Tuscan traditions, featuring dishes like ribollita, a hearty soup, and pappardelle al cinghiale, a pasta dish with wild boar ragù. Cantucci con vin santo, a dessert of almond biscuits dipped in sweet wine, is a local specialty. Noteworthy restaurants include La Buca di Sant'Antonio and Ristorante La Mora.
Getting Around
Lucca is easily accessible by train from major Italian cities. Local transportation includes buses and taxis, but the city is compact enough to explore on foot. Renting a car is not necessary for exploring Lucca itself but can be useful for visiting nearby towns.
Travel Tips
The best time to visit Lucca is during spring and autumn for pleasant weather. Visitors should pack comfortable shoes for walking and layers for cooler evenings. Cultural etiquette includes respecting local customs during festivals and dining at traditional trattorias. Safety is generally not a concern, but visitors should be mindful of pickpocketing in crowded areas.
Culture & Customs
Lucca is known for its strong cultural heritage, with significant festivals like the Lucca Summer Festival. Social customs include enjoying meals at family-run trattorias and participating in local events. Important etiquette tips include greeting locals with a handshake or kiss on both cheeks and respecting historical sites.
