On a sunny summer evening in Lucca, Italy, I witnessed the simple joy of an old man bicycling with his granddaughter atop the town's wide, fortified wall. Then, on rented bikes, a group of chatty ...

As everyone knows, Pisa has the famous tilted tower you can climb, but an unspoiled Renaissance wall you can bike encircles the lesser-known Lucca. These two Tuscan towns, near Florence and each other ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Lucca, sitting in the lush Serchio Valley a half-hour north-east of Pisa, was an independent ...

As the Presidentessa of Lucca Cycling Club and having lived la vita Lucca for over a decade, allow me to take you on a day-long tour of the old Renaissance town I’ve come to love. I discovered Lucca ...

Seeing Lucca for the first time, visitors describe the feeling a bit like falling in love. The town’s physical beauty is almost overwhelming. With a Roman core dating to 180 B.C. surrounded by ...

Fancy a romantic city break in Tuscany without the tourist hordes? Sidestep Florence, Siena and Pisa, and instead head to Lucca, a gorgeous medieval city that’s blissfully quiet in comparison – and ...

Lucca is small but its streets are filled with surprises, from Gothic cathedrals, palaces, museums and piazzas. Photo Credit: TW photo by Jeri Clausing LUCCA, Italy -- When I checked in at the Hotel ...

As everyone knows, Pisa has the famous tilted tower you can climb, but lesser-known Lucca is encircled by an unspoiled Renaissance wall you can bike. These two Tuscan towns, near Florence and each ...