The Lucca City Guides answer what visitors ask on the way in: where to find cecina hot from the oven and tordelli in a real trattoria, which towers and churches deserve the climb or the ticket, how to reach the beach or the mountains by train and where the town drinks after dinner. Each guide is a short list with an opinion: why each place earns its spot, what to order or look for and one practical tip. It opens in your browser right after you pay.
About the Lucca City Guides
- 152 places
- 6 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Lucca guides
Food guide
26 places
Cecina and focaccia from bakery counters, old trattorias for tordelli and spelt soup, modern kitchens, wine bars and buccellato with your coffee.
Things to do guide
24 places
The walls and towers, Romanesque churches and squares, palaces and museums most day-trippers skip, and the villas and aqueduct outside the walls.
Family guide
27 places
A bike ride on top of the walls, parks and a botanic garden, Roman stories, days at the beach, the lake and Pinocchio’s park, plus ideas for rainy days.
Nightlife guide
25 places
Aperitivo on the square and sunset on the walls, cocktail bars, wine cellars, craft beer and where to eat after 22:00.
Day trips guide
26 places
Versilia beaches by train, Pisa beyond the tower, the Garfagnana mountains, villas and spa towns, and the marble quarries.
Budget guide
24 places
Free walls and churches, cheap museum tickets and free days, meals under €10 and free walks and rides outside the walls.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Trattoria da Giulio
Via delle Conce, by the walls in the Pelleria quarter
A noisy, cheerful dining room under brick arches, cooking the Lucca classics since the 1930s: matuffi, tordelli with ragù and breaded veal with capers. Lunch brings more locals than visitors. From the food guide.
Chiesa di San Michele in Foro
Piazza San Michele, the old Roman forum
A marble front that rises far above the roof behind it, with an archangel on top and no two columns alike. Inside wait a Filippino Lippi panel and a Della Robbia Madonna, and entry is free. From the things to do guide.
Museum of Ancient Ships of Pisa
Lungarno Simonelli, Pisa, near San Rossore station
Roman ships pulled from the mud of an old river port, shown in the Medici arsenals with their amphorae, rope and even a sailor’s sandals. Quiet, and the clearest answer to why the tower leans. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days with the guides
Day one: ride or walk the walls in the morning, climb a tower before the day-trippers arrive, see San Michele and the cathedral, eat cecina for lunch and end with an aperitivo and dinner in a trattoria. Day two: take the train to the beach at Viareggio, to Pisa or up the Serchio valley to the Devil’s Bridge, then come back for a glass in a wine bar. On a rainy or slow day, pair Palazzo Mansi and Puccini’s birthplace with a long lunch, or head for the Grotta del Vento caves.
Questions about the Lucca guides
What is in the Lucca City Guides?
Six guides with 152 places in all: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place comes with why it is worth it, the area, opening notes and one practical tip.
How do I open the guides after buying?
The links show up on your order page as soon as you have paid and in your order email. Any browser on a phone or laptop will open them, no app or account needed.
Do the Lucca guides work without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once with a connection and it carries on working offline, with your ticks and notes. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages can I read the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy only one guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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