Exclusive Shore Excursion: Lucca & Livorno with Driver-Guide

Highlights

• Livorno & Lucca Exploration
• Local Driver-Guide
• Comfort & Amenities

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Santuario di Montenero

   25min

   The journey from Livorno to Montenero is approximately 25 minutes. The Sanctuary of the Madonna di Montenero is the most panoramic point of the city. The Virgin of Montenero is considered the patroness of Tuscany.

2. 2

   Terrazza Mascagni

   35min

   The journey from Montenero to here is approximately 20 minutes. Mascagni terrace built in the first part of the 20th century is a large square delimited towards the sea by a sinuous balustrade made up of 4,100 elegant columns in cement conglomerate; the floor consists of a chessboard of 8,700 square meters made up of 34,800 black and white tiles.

3. 3

   Piazza Della Repubblica

   10min

   The journey from Terrazza to here is approximately 10 minutes. Piazza della Repubblica is the largest bridge square in Europe. The underlying part is navigable and connects to the canals in the Venice district.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   30min

   The Venezia district is the oldest district of Livorno and the most characteristic one. it owes its name to the Venetian laborers who worked for the Medici family in order to build a junction between the Arno River and the port. it is alive at night because it is full of pubs, restaurants, and lounge bars.

5. 5

   Le Mura di Lucca

   45min

   The journey from Livorno to Lucca is approximately 45 minutes. The walls of Lucca are the greatest example in Europe of walls built in the sixteenth century according to the principles of modern fortification that have been preserved completely intact in a large city.

6. 6

   Piazza Napoleone

   Pass by

   Piazza Napoleone, seat of political power, known to the people of Lucca as Piazza Grande, was dedicated to Napoleon by his sister Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, who led the Principality of Lucca from 1805 to 1815.

7. 7

   San Michele in Foro

   5h

   Piazza San Michele is the heart of the historic center of Lucca, the center of the administrative, political and religious power of the Roman colony, the heart of the medieval city. in the square there is the large spectacular Romanesque church of San Michele in foro, whose construction dates back to the 8th century. This is our unloading and reloading point: the next attractions can be visited on foot. We will provide you with a map and obviously if you want we can recommend and book a delicious restaurant for you. This time calculation obviously includes the return journey which is usually 1 hour.

8. 8

   Duomo Di San Martino

   Pass by

   The Cathedral of San Martino in Lucca hosts priceless masterpieces of sculpture and painting both outside and within its walls, which are inextricably linked to the history of the Cathedral and its city. The foundation of the church of San Martino, according to tradition by the bishop of Lucca San Frediano, dates back to the 8th century. The internal visit is optional.

Before you go

Location

Piazza di Montenero 9, 57128, Italy