Lucca.
Lucca among the "State Towns" of Tuscany,
is the only town which could maintain its indipendence
till 1847. It is the true evidence of the loving care
of the nobles from Lucca who protected the freedom
of the "Civitas" with its intact Walls as
a platform (XVI-XVII Cent.), having a perimeter of
Km. 4250 with 10 bastions, and the terraces partly
preserved. In the medieval town surronded by walls,
artistic and historic monuments stand out, as the
Roman Amphiteatre, The Basilica of San Frediano, The
Square and the Church of St. Michele , The Cathedral
of St. Martino with the "Holy face" and
the Tomb of "Ilaria del Carretto" engraved
by "Jacopo della Quercia", the Guinigi Tower,
Fillungo Road, the Ducale Palace in Napoleon square,
last evidences of the Principato of Lucca.
