Hotels Lucca

Lucca is situated on the left bank of Serchio river, in the centre of a fertile plain and it is an extraordinary art city to discover, sheltered by medieval city walls.
Nowadays city walls were intentionally erected by the Medici family, they have a length of about 4 km and entirely encircle the historical center which has 99 churches. Lucca boasts like any other interesting art city in Tuscany, unique monuments and squares, as Piazza Napoleone hosting Palazzo Granducale, Piazza San Martino has a charming square with the Dome and the Episcopal Center, Piazza San Michele has a splendid church in Pisano-Lucchese style encircled by imposing palaces as Palazzo Pretorio, in the premises there is the via Fillungo, the city meeting point full of charming shops and almost at the end is set the Roman Amphitheatre.
These are only a part of the aristic heritage of the town and we let visitors discover the remain part of the beatiful squares, artistic monuments and charming settings.

The name of Lucca derives from the celtic-ligurian word "luk" and it means swamp place. In the past it was a Ligurian village until Etruscan age, then followed the Romans and in 89 a.C. they attributed to the city the town municipal rights. After the roman empire fall, Gothic and Longobard undertook and named it the Tuscia capital city. When the Via Francigena was open, connecting Rome to North Europe, Lucca was in a position to developing itself economically becoming the capital city of silk industry and commerce. During the eleventh century the city became an independent Municipality and by the end of the fourteenth century, a Republic.
From 1400 Lucca was governed by Palo Guinigi and the family tower, Torre Guinigi is one of the most important symbols of the city, while his wife Ilaria del Carretto, is shown in the Dome Museum of San Martino, a beautiful masterpiece in Carrara marble made by Jacopo della Quercia. Lucca was again an independent Municipality until 1799 the arrival of Napoleon and from that time on, Elisa Baciocchi, sister of Napoleon became the Grand Duchess of Lucca. She reigned and lived with her husband Felice Bacocchi, in the Quarter of Parata, the same palace that it was some centuries before the residence of Palo Guinigi, gentleman of Lucca. Elisa Baciocchi determined to change Palazzo Parata in the style of "Versailles", making precious furnitures arrive from all over Europe. From 1814 to 1847 it was under the Borbone family domination and later it made part of the Granducato di Tuscana till 1860 when the city was joined to the Italian Kingdom.

Among famous Lucchesi - town's citizens, we can mention 3 musicians such as Luigi Boccherini, Alfredo Catalani and Giacomo Puccini, this last composer has made most beatiful opera plays like "Madame Butterfly" or "Bohème" and more.

The Province of Lucca extends north until the wild mountains of Garfagnana area, west along the renown Versilia Coastline, east in the plain until the province of Pistoia and south to the Pisani mounts, in an agricultural area boasting one of the better olive oil production in Tuscany, very much demanded all over the world.

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