Lucca Day-Trip
A walled Tuscan town 80 minutes by train, ringed by tree-topped Renaissance ramparts you can cycle.
The call
Worth it if you are watching the budget and you only have one day.
Why
- 01
The Lucca taste anchor, rendered as experience: the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro is a ring of pastel houses built directly on the oval footprint of a vanished Roman amphitheatre, so you step through a low arch and find yourself standing inside the ghost of the arena, cafés where the spectator tiers were — at aperitivo hour, with a spritz and the swallows wheeling overhead, it's one of the loveliest squares in Tuscany.
Our read - 02
The other is the Torre Guinigi, the medieval tower with full-grown holm oaks sprouting from its rooftop.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You are watching the budget
Lucca Day-Trip earns the spend, even on a tight budget.
You only have one day
Short trip or not, keep Lucca Day-Trip.
You are traveling with kids
With kids, Lucca Day-Trip is an easy yes.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Lucca Day-Trip is an easy yes.
Think twice if
The main downside would spoil the experience
The other is the Torre Guinigi, the medieval tower with full-grown holm oaks sprouting from its rooftop.
Plan it well
- Cost
- Train ~€8 each way; bike rental ~€4/hr
- Timing
- Any clear day; the walls are loveliest in late-afternoon light.
- Allow
- Full or half day
- Accessibility
- Flat town centre; the walls circuit is largely level and stroller-friendly.
- Getting there
- Direct train from Florence, ~80 minutes; bike rental ~€4/hr at the gates.