It is hard to imagine anywhere more romantic than Lucca in the spring. From late March to early June, the surrounding meadows are splashed with colour, as wild flowers run riot. Wandering through ...

It's a cliché, so obviously I hesitate to use the phrase, but Lucca – cultured ... and the Duomo and Baptistery in its shadow – the city is rather disappointing (Allied bombing having ...

The city is the birthplace of the opera composer Giacomo Puccini, and churches host nightly concerts. Between 22 and 29 April, Lucca also pays tribute to another local hero - its patron saint Zita ...