ITALY

The territory was first settled by the Etruscans, an ancient people, and possibly even earlier by the Ligurians dating from approximately the third century BC. Later it became more of an actual town under the Romans in 180BC. Today, Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, a central region of Italy.

The city is famous for its  Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, which retains the oval shape of the previous Roman amphitheater that once stood there in the 1st or 2nd century BC. Additionally, one of the most well-known attractions is the Guinigi tower @ 150ft tall. It was built in the late1300’s, and is famous for the seven huge trees, now over 600 years old that grow on top of it. Visitors may climb the 230 steps, or 28 flights of stairs to the top, and visit the garden.

With a population of about 89,000, it is known as a “City of Art” due to her intact Renaissance era walls. But to us, Lucca was beautiful in her art, nature, history, and people.

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