LUCCA is one of the main cities of Italy, famous even beyond national borders mainly for its intact city walls of the XV-XVII century, which describes a perimeter of about 4450 m around the historic core of the city and is one of the 4 provincial capitals to have an Italian city walls intact, along with Ferrara, Grosseto, Bergamo, and the same circle, it was already starting in the second half of the nineteenth century in pleasant pedestrian promenade, is still one of best preserved in Europe, as in past centuries never used for defensive purposes.


The Teatro del Giglio
Consequently, even the historical city center of the city remained almost intact in its original appearance, thus being able to include many precious pieces of architecture, like many medieval churches of great architectural richness (Lucca has even been nicknamed the "City of 100 churches," just for the presence of numerous churches in the old town, consecrated and not present in the past and now in the city), and bell towers, Renaissance palaces and monumental style of excellent linearity.
The town also boasts beautiful urban spaces: the most famous is surely to square amphitheater, built on the ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheater by the architect Lorenzo Nottolini and unique architecture.
Historic main street is the narrow medieval street Fillungo, which brings together major businesses in the city.
Other squares are also suggestive Piazza San Michele, the historic heart of the city and Piazza San Martino, where there is the religious heart of the famous Duomo San Martino.
Precisely because of this immense wealth and historical monuments has been raised recently that the proposal to include the historic city of Lucca - which included a historic tradition of the theater, the Teatro del Giglio, in the heritage list by UNESCO.