Things to do in Santa Maria del Giudice

The largest square in Lucca is a favorite spot for socializing. Some of the biggest names in music entertain here.

Gaze out over Lucca from one of the city’s most famous landmarks, a medieval tower topped by a collection of oak trees.

Unwind in the attractive square where Roman gladiators once fought. For one day of the year it is now completely filled with flowers.

Emerge from Lucca’s narrow alleys into a unique piazza, built on the remains of an ancient gladiatorial arena.

Visit one of Lucca’s most sacred religious icons, an impressive building that is almost a millennium old.

A privately owned 17th-century palace that attracts the crowds for the beauty of its artwork and walled Italian garden.

Marvel at these exceptional and well-preserved ramparts that serve as a scenic tree-lined promenade that entirely encloses this historic city.

A Romanesque-style church filled with many notable works of art and the well-preserved body of an 800-year-old saint.

Showcasing the history of a remarkable town, this magnificent basilica was built on the ancient center of Lucca’s civic life.