Driving from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport to Lucca? You’ve had a grueling time on the plane. Enough is enough. Indulge in some R&R on the way to Lucca. DON’T take the Autostrada del Sole – A11. Drive north instead on the wind swept, tollway known as E80/SS1. The sea views will take your breathe away. This …
VISITING LUCCA FOR THE FIRST TIME? Don’t miss these 5 top sites: TOP SITE #1. The city’s park-topped, Renaissance walls — aka, le mura. Rent a bike or go on foot: every meter of this 4.2 kilometer walk encircling the city is a pleasure for the senses. Look out onto vistas of the city or the …
Many years ago we discovered a happy, mysteriously isolated place. The hills, nearly mountains, there are rich with dense forest and wild boar, thickly built stone homes as well as beautiful vineyards and fields of grain. This is the Casentino, a region in Tuscany that’s conveniently just two hours directly east of Lucca and …