Your English speaking driver/guide will pick you up at your hotel in the morning to drive you to Pisa where you can enjoy a visit to the popular Leaning Tower. A short drive from Pisa will bring you to Lucca, first settled in the pre-Roman age and becoming a Roman colony in 180 B.C. During the middle age, Lucca became famous for its textile industry, mostly silk, for which Lucca has been enlisted in the UNESCO Heritage sites. Lucca is still a less crowded touristy destination, its typical medieval layout and remarkable buildings are greatly rewarding to those who visit. After lunch Lucca, a fun and scenic bike ride on top of the medieval walls encircling this medieval gem. Your guide will introduce you Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, a medieval open market situated on the site of an ancient Roman Amphitheater, San Michele square, Napoleon square, the Cathedral of San Martino, the Church of San Frediano and the medieval Guinigi Tower with it’s centuries old rooftop garden. Then, short time for shopping some of the local gourmet food or visit some artisan workshop. Woodwork here has been a long tradition for centuries in Lucca and and local artisans has been committed to carry Pinocchio legacy with great care.
