Lucca
Lucca is a city of some 90,000 people (2017) in Lucca province of Tuscany. Its long history goes back to Etruscan and Ancient Roman times, and the city retains pieces of ancient architecture. Wikivoyage
Population 88,798 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Italy
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Palazzo Pfanner Attraction · 540 m -
Chiesa di Sant'Agostino Church · 540 m -
Basilica di San Frediano Attraction · 560 m -
Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi Museum · 710 m -
Museo-casa natale di Giacomo Puccini Museum · 760 m -
Museo Italiano del Fumetto e dell'Immagine Museum · 990 m -
Real Collegio Monastery · 530 m -
Chiesa di Santa Maria Corteorlandini Church · 610 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
-
Lucca Film Festival
April
The Lucca Film Festival, or LFF, is an annual event that has been held in Lucca, Italy, since 2005. The festival offers screenings, exhibitions, conferences, and performances, ranging from mainstream to art-house cinema.
-
Lucca summer festival
June – July
A series of concerts by major international rock stars, held annually end of June into July. It's not like a "greenfield" rock festival with concentrated venue, time-span and mud.
-
Puccini festival
July – August
The Festival Puccini (Puccini Festival) is an annual summer opera festival held in July and August to present the operas of the famous Italian composer Giacomo Puccini.
-
Lucca Comics and Games
November
Lucca Comics & Games is an annual comic book and gaming convention in Lucca, Italy, traditionally held at the end of October, in conjunction with All Saints' Day.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Lucca); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.