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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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