Lucca guide: flights, hotels and restaurants Essential information for visiting the Tuscan city of Lucca, including the best hotels and restaurants. By Tim Jepson 06 September 2010 • 3:31pm ...

The hotel has some cheery yellow bikes for a must-do cycle around the thick city walls — 2.5 miles of tree-lined beauty that have stood intact for over 500 years and today, act as Lucca’s park ...

LUCCA, Italy -- When I checked in at the Hotel Ilaria in this ancient walled city in Italy's Tuscany region, the woman at the desk was surprised to see my American passport.

The best place to start is to take the pleasant 2.7-mile walk around the Lucca city walls because this not only gives an overview of the area, but also passes some beautiful houses and landscapes.

As you walk along the impressive city walls of the Tuscan city of Lucca you can get a real sense of the turbulent history of the northern part of Italy before the country was unified in 1870.

Tim Jepson offers an essential cultural guide to Lucca, the Italian city Henry James described as 'overflowing with everything'. By Tim Jepson 06 September 2010 • 3:35pm ...

Fly, to Pisa, head north-east by car or train and within 30 minutes you are in Lucca, a beautiful Tuscan walled city of intimate squares, marble-fronted churches and wood-panelled restaurants ...