Lucca walls and city walk 8 km
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.18 mi
- Elevation gain
- 69 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 69 ft
- Max elevation
- 102 ft
- TrailRank
-
79
4.9
- Min elevation
- 43 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 3 minutes
- Coordinates
- 926
- Uploaded
- June 13, 2017
- Recorded
- May 2017
near Lucca, Toscana (Italia)
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Itinerary description
We came by car and started out at Piazzale Risorgimento, but you could start this walk from the train station as well. You climb onto the city wall at the rampart of San Colombano, and then walk clockwise around the city walls with 9 other ramparts on the way. The walls and the area around it give the impression of a park, with lots of trees and grass. You could also rent various types of bicycle on or near the city walls. At the San Regolo rampart you leave the walls and enter the city along Via del Fosso. You pass below city gate Porta Santi Gervasio e Protasio into Via Santa Croce. You pass by the Santa Maria Forisportam on your way to Torre Guinigi. You can climb this tower for a fee so you can enjoy a great view of the town. Trees grow on top of the tower. After climbing the tower you go back a bit and continue towards the old amphitheater via San Pietro Somaldi. This amphitheater is now a great piazza with restaurants. You continue via San Frediano and walk through the main shopping street Via Fillungo, where you climb another tower (Torre Civica). You walk to Piazza San Michele with the impressive Chiesa di San Michele in Foro. Via Piazza Napoleon and Piazza del Giglio you walk towards the Duomo on Piazza San Martino and then leave the city again via Baluardo San Colombano.
Enjoy!
Waypoints
Castle
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Baluardo San Colombano
Baluardo (rampart) San Colombano is where the walk enters the city wall
Religious site
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Basilica di San Frediano
A enormous mosaic decorates the front facade of this church.
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City Wall east side
East side of the city wall (between San Pietro and Liberta ramparts).
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City Wall north side
North side of the city wall (between Santa Croce and San Pietro ramparts).
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City Wall south side
South side of the city wall (between Liberta and San Paolini ramparts).
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City Wall west side
West side of the city wall (between San Paolini and Santa Croce ramparts).
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Piazza dell'Anfiteatro
Piazza in the middle of the former Roman amphitheater, now surrounded by houses.
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Piazza Santa Maria Forisportam
Square in front of the Santa Maria Forisportam church
Panorama
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Torre Guinigi
You can climb this tower (see http://www.lemuradilucca.it/torri/torre-guinigi) for a fee (4 € for an adult in 2017). The view is great. Trees grow on the top.
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Via del Fosso
In the middle of this street is a fast flowing stream with clear water.
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Una bellissima camminata per ammirare la bellezza di Lucca, dalle mura al centro della città, alla portata di tutti!!
Grazie, Lara, per la raccomandazione e la recensione! Bello che ti sia piaciuto
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Top, alles zit er in👍🏻
Bedankt, p.blom27, voor de positieve recensie!
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Prachtige stad er valt zoveel moois te zien
Bedankt voor de positieve recensie, Cor. Inderdaad een prachtige stad!