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Package Culture package

Culture package

Magical tour in a land rich in history. Very important step in Lucca.

In the Middle Ages the city grew considerably in particular also in relation to the ancient Via Francigena in Lucca was an important step on the religious level for the presence of the Holy Face, a highly venerated relic that is the Christ crucified and who is in the Cathedral of Lucca. The itinerary of the Sigerico, Archbishop of Canterbury, the city was the stage XXVI (Mansi).

Each package can be combined with other tours. For custom solutions please contact us

Firenze

Florence is the capital of Tuscany. In the Middle Ages was an important cultural, commercial, economic and financial, covering the role of capital in the modern era of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany under the rule of the Medici and Lorraine families. Was the capital of Italy from 1865 to 1871, after the unification of the country.

Important university and UNESCO World Heritage Site, is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance and is universally recognized as one of the cradles of art and architecture, and renowned as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, thanks to its numerous monuments and museums - including the Duomo, Santa Croce, the Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Pitti.

 

Lucca

Lucca was known as Luke Romans. The Middle Ages became a main stop on the pilgrimage from Canterbury to Rome on the Via Francigena.

On June 23, 1805 at the request of the senate of Lucca, is established the Principality of Lucca and Piombino, assigned to the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, Elisa Bonaparte. In the Congress of Vienna was decided to create the Duchy of Lucca.

Dante Alighieri himself spent many of his years in exile in Lucca.

Pisa

Among the most important monuments of the city there is - in the famous Piazza del Duomo, World Heritage - the marble Cathedral built between 1063 and 1118, in the Pisan Romanesque style, with the bronze door of San Ranieri of Bonanno Pisano and the pulpit by Giovanni Pisano. In the square stands the characteristic leaning tower, tower of the twelfth century, 56 meters high, which acquired its characteristic tilt ten years after the start of its construction, now one of the most famous Italian monuments in the world.


Solutions

  • 3 days: a day for each city.
  • 2 days: Florence one day and one full day Lucca and Pisa dinner.