r/casualEurope • u/Movie-Kino • 6d ago

Lucca is a city on the Serchio river in Italy’s Tuscany region. It’s known for the well-preserved Renaissance walls encircling its historic city center and its cobblestone streets.

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  • The Middle Ages ensured further growth for Lucca, which became a pilgrimage destination on the Via Francigena thanks to the presence of the Holy Face in the church of San Martino. Despite the constant fighting between Guelphs and Ghibellines, in the 14th century Lucca was undoubtedly one of the most important cities of the Italian Middle Ages. A period of great decadence followed under the subsequent rule of the Visconti family and the dictatorship of Giovanni Dell'Agnello, Doge of the Republic of Pisa.
  • Having obtained its freedom again in 1370 thanks to the intervention of Emperor Charles IV, Lucca chose a republican government and returned to fame in Europe. After the brief period of the Signoria of Paolo Guinigi, Lucca remained an independent republic until 1799, when it fell under Austrian rule. It became a principality and then a duchy of Maria Luisa of Bourbon, and finally entered the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. In 1860 Lucca became part of the Kingdom of Italy.
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u/anfotero 5d ago edited 5d ago

And its annual comics convention.

EDIT: maybe it's worth mentioning that the square you can see in the photo is called "Piazza dell'Anfiteatro" because it's built on top of a Roman amphitheater once used for for gladiatorial combat.

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u/umotex12 5d ago

Looks like Lublin, Poland! Damn! Even the architecture is similar. I love my city so much.

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u/Romanitedomun 3d ago

sorry, Lublin my ass.

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u/FatMax1492 4d ago

That looks lik a former Roman amphitheater turned into a square

Edit: I'll see myself out

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u/beewoopwoop 5d ago

id say a pretty important landmark is tower with trees

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u/BalearicInSpace 5d ago

Pretty beautiful

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u/baolmag 5d ago

Lucca is really wonderful, go visit it!!!

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u/Ham-Shank 3d ago

Much nicer place than Pisa, which is just around the corner.

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u/DarkTeaTimes 3d ago

Who is the bust of just outside the 'oval'. He's an Italian aviator but I can't remember his name - anyone recall?

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u/Wise-Management-9601 3d ago

Really wish we had that sort of city center in CLE. I would love to just walk to the grocery store instead of having to get my mom to drive me in our altima lol. But such is life