Lucca, Italy, is a beautiful city surrounded by impressive, intact walls. Yet it is a hidden gem often overlooked by tourists. It serves as the capital of its namesake province and is one of ...

On a sunny summer evening in Lucca, Italy, I witnessed the simple joy ... The amphitheater sat just outside the original Roman walls. The city is a bit of a paradox — while it has Europe's ...

The rolling hills of Tuscany are some of Italy’s most stirring landscapes ... Renowned for its renaissance city walls, which still fully enclose Lucca’s old town, the city is delightfully ...

Living up to its name as the wine region of Italy, the food and drink in Lucca ... is to take the pleasant 2.7-mile walk around the Lucca city walls because this not only gives an overview of ...

IT WAS EVENING outside the walled Renaissance city of Lucca. The geometric outlines of the church of Santa Maria Assunta were fading in the distance, blending with the hillside’s dusky blue.