The back story
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The back story
Pisa and Lucca: the back story
The Leaning Tower and the Piazza dei Miracoli, Lucca’s walls and Puccini’s birthplace.
Region guide · Tuscany
Pisa & Lucca: Our Favourites
The Piazza dei Miracoli, Lucca’s walls and Puccini’s birthplace, the Villa Reale di Marlia and the spa towns.
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What to see and do
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The Leaning Tower
Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa
The Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Camposanto and the Leaning Tower on their lawn.
Piazza del Duomo 17, 56126 PisaExplore View on map
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Within the walls
Lucca’s old town
The walled city of Lucca: the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, San Michele in Foro and the Torre Guinigi.
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Puccini’s birthplace
Puccini Museum
The house in Lucca where Giacomo Puccini was born.
Corte San Lorenzo 9, 55100 LuccaExplore View on map
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A princely garden near Lucca
Villa Reale di Marlia
A historic villa and garden north of Lucca, once a residence of Elisa Bonaparte.
Via Fraga Alta 2, 55014 MarliaExplore View on map
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Pine woods by the sea
Parco San Rossore
The coastal park of pine woods and dunes between Pisa, Viareggio and Lake Massaciuccoli.
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On foot or by bike
Lucca’s walls
A tree-lined circuit on top of Lucca’s Renaissance walls, on foot or by bike.
Eat and drink
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One MICHELIN Star
Butterfly
Italian cooking with one MICHELIN star, in Marlia.
SS 12 del Brennero 192, 55012 MarliaExplore View on map
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Antica Locanda di Sesto
Tuscan cooking at moderate prices in Lucca.
Via Ludovica 1660, Sesto di Moriano, 55100 LuccaExplore View on map
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Trattoria da Fagiolino
Tuscan cooking at moderate prices in Cutigliano.
Via Carega 1, 51024 CutiglianoExplore View on map
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Bib Gourmand
Azzighe – Osteria a metà
Tuscan cooking at moderate prices in Livorno.
Scali del Pontino 19, 57122 LivornoExplore View on map
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Nida
Japanese cooking at moderate prices in Lucca.
Via Nicola Barbantini 338, 55100 LuccaExplore View on map
Where to stay
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Pisa’s historic hotel on the Arno
Royal Victoria Hotel
A long-established, family-run hotel on the Arno in the centre of Pisa.
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Inside Lucca’s walls
Hotel Ilaria
A four-star hotel on the Fosso canal inside Lucca’s walls.
Via del Fosso 26, 55100 LuccaExplore View on map
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By the walls
Albergo Celide
A four-star hotel just outside Lucca’s walls, a short walk from the old town.
Getting there and around
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A spa in a cave
Grotta Giusti
A thermal spa built around a natural cave of warm water and steam.
Via Grotta Giusti 1411, 51015 Monsummano TermeExplore View on map
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A UNESCO spa town
Terme di Montecatini
The historic spa of Montecatini, one of the Great Spa Towns of Europe.
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Tuscany’s main airport
Pisa International Airport (PSA)
Pisa’s Galileo Galilei airport, the busiest in Tuscany.
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