Guidebooks Lucca

Lucca, a northern provincial capital of Tuscany, is an appreciated holiday destination gathering varied landscapes and beautiful sights. Provided with modern accommodation facilities and tourist services which are able to suit even visitors' most demanding requirements, Lucca's old town offers tourists absorbing cultural activities, interesting events and plenty of historic-artistic itineraries across important museums and sumptuous medieval monuments.

Lucca's old town is surrounded by the impressive peaks of the Apuan Alps, which give tourists the possibility to take part in thrilling naturalistic excursions and to perform exciting sports activities. Opposite is the Versilia Coast, one of the most appreciated coastal areas in Italy. Viareggio, its most important centre, is famous all over the world for its Carnival, which every year gathers picturesque floats and original masks.

Not to be missed are the most popular spa resorts of the province, such as Bagni di Lucca. Modern spa establishments, therapeutic caves and thermal waters featuring beneficial properties attract large numbers of visitors.