Wednesday, April 17 and Thursday, April 18: It was time to wave goodbye to the lake and speed along the rails to Tuscany — at 300 kms per hour, our train soon arrived at Lucca! It was so nice to once again visit this charming city that we had first encountered when we walked the Via Francigena in 2022. Unlike most other Tuscan towns, which are built atop hills, Lucca is flat — but it is no less picturesque. The central section is completely surrounded by an intact defensive wall and patrolled by a citizenry, young and old, on bicycles. As we had been there twice before, this time we spent our days wandering the streets and our memories, in search of the ultimate pizza.
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| Spiral stone steps going up to our apartment on the third floor — see how they are worn out by many, many years of use? |
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| View out our apartment window — Piazza and San Michele in Forno Church. |
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| Bicycles are part of Lucca’s esthetic and transportation system. |
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| Lucca’s perimeter wall is a beautiful 4.5 km stroll. |
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| There is beauty on both sides of the wall at Lucca. |
An aerial view of Lucca
My morning read--thanks for sharing. It looks absolutely beautiful.
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