What to do in San Lorenzo a Vaccoli

The largest square in Lucca is a favorite spot for socializing. Some of the biggest names in music entertain here.

Gaze out over Lucca from one of the city’s most famous landmarks, a medieval tower topped by a collection of oak trees.

Unwind in the attractive square where Roman gladiators once fought. For one day of the year it is now completely filled with flowers.

A privately owned 17th-century palace that attracts the crowds for the beauty of its artwork and walled Italian garden.

Once the site of the Roman forum during ancient times, now this piazza is a delightful square of bars, cafés and an unfinished 12th-century church.

Emerge from Lucca’s narrow alleys into a unique piazza, built on the remains of an ancient gladiatorial arena.

A Romanesque-style church filled with many notable works of art and the well-preserved body of an 800-year-old saint.

Watch an opera or a play at this historic city theater and opera house, which was designed in the early 19th century.

Showcasing the history of a remarkable town, this magnificent basilica was built on the ancient center of Lucca’s civic life.