Piazza San Michele (Lucca)
San Michele in Foro
Museo-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini
Basilica of St. Paulinus
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Timeless Treasures: Exploring Historic Lucca

Jenny Multilingual

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Jenny Multilingual

Welcome to Lucca! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 13 stops on a route of 2.89km. This tour focusses mainly on general tourism.

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2 hours

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2.89 km

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Piazza San Michele (Lucca)
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Piazza San Michele (Lucca)

A historic square in Lucca, Piazza San Michele is a major hub of social activity, featuring medieval architecture, statues, and iconic landmarks like the church of San Michele in Foro. The square was once the Roman forum, with the Palatium Civitatis and Palazzo Pubblico situated nearby.

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San Michele in Foro
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San Michele in Foro

A 13th-century church building with a notable façade featuring sculptures and inlays, rebuilt after 1070 by order of Pope Alexander II.

Museo-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini
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Museo-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini

A historic museum showcasing the birthplace and childhood home of Giacomo Puccini, with original furniture, personal belongings, and handwritten scores of his compositions.

Basilica of St. Paulinus
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Basilica of St. Paulinus

A Renaissance-style minor basilica church in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, dedicated to Saint Paulinus of Antioch, patron of the city. It features a marble façade with statues of Saints Donato and Paolino, a marble choir, and rich frescoes.

Sant'Alessandro, Lucca
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Sant'Alessandro, Lucca

A rare and well-preserved example of medieval classicism, Sant'Alessandro is a tribute to the survival of Roman architectural tradition in Italy during the Dark Ages, showcasing a sober classicist facade with alternating limestone bands.

Ducal Palace, Lucca
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Ducal Palace, Lucca

A large palace of significant size, featuring a mix of Renaissance and Baroque architectural styles, owes its current appearance to various restorations and additions between the 16th and 19th centuries. Its interior halls house numerous artworks and decorative elements.

Teatro del Giglio
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Teatro del Giglio

A historic theater and opera house, the Teatro del Giglio features a Neoclassical-style structure with a rusticated portico, pilasters, and a tympanum displaying the city's coat of arms, built in 1818.

Lucca Cathedral
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Lucca Cathedral

A Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, Lucca Cathedral features a mix of original and rebuilt structures, including a great apse, campanile, and 14th-century Gothic nave, as well as a vast portico and sculptures-adorned galleries.

Santi Giovanni e Reparata
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Santi Giovanni e Reparata

A medieval church in Lucca, Italy, with origins dating back to the 5th century. The current structure was reconstructed in the 12th century and features a mix of Romanesque and Lombard architectural styles.

San Giusto
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San Giusto

A 12th-century church in Lucca, San Giusto features a mixed decoration façade with white and black stripes, a central portal with atlases and lions, and Lombard bands on the apse's exterior. Its interior was remade in the 17th century in Baroque style.

San Cristoforo, Lucca
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San Cristoforo, Lucca

A Romanesque and Gothic-style former Roman Catholic church, San Cristoforo was built with a pattern of alternating white and dark stone, influenced by Pisan architectural style, with parts dating back to the 12th and 14th centuries.

Torre delle Ore
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Torre delle Ore

A medieval clock-tower, Torre delle Ore, is a turret clock located on Via Fillungo in central Lucca. Now owned by the Comune of Lucca, it houses a clock mechanism dating back to the 18th century and visitors can climb to view it.

Palazzo Pfanner
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Palazzo Pfanner

A palace in Lucca, Palazzo Pfanner features a fine garden attributed to Filippo Juvarra, an external stairway with loggia, and a principal salon with frescoes by Scorsini and De Santi.

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Narrated by Jenny Multilingual, specializing in general tourism

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