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Lucca
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un tesoro nascosto
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Lucca  is a city and comune in Tuscany, Central
Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile
plain near the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital
city of the Province of Lucca. Among other
reasons, it is famous for its intact
Renaissance-era city walls
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Piazza Anfiteatro
Lucca was founded by the Etruscans (there are
traces of a pre-existing Ligurian settlement) and
became a Roman colony in 180 BC. The rectangular
grid of its historical centre preserves the Roman
street plan, and the Piazza San Michele occupies
the site of the ancient forum. Traces of the
amphitheatre can still be seen in the Piazza
dell'Anfiteatro
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Lucca Piazza Anfiteatro and the Basilica di San
Frediano
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At the Lucca Conference, in 56 BC, Julius Caesar,
Pompey, and Crassus reaffirmed their political
alliance known as the First Triumvirate
Lucca Piazza Anfiteatro
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Frediano, an Irish monk, was bishop of Lucca in
the early 6th century. At one point, Lucca was
plundered by Odoacer, the first Germanic King of
Italy
Lucca Piazza Anfiteatro
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Piazza Anfiteatro
Lucca was an important city and fortress even in
the 6th century, when Narses besieged it for
several months in 553. Under the Lombards, it was
the seat of a duke who minted his own coins
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During the 8th - 10th centuries it was a center
of Jewish life, led by the Kalonymos family (who
at some point during this period migrated to
Germany and became a major component of
proto-Ashkenazic Jewry).
Lucca Piazza Anfiteatro
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The Holy Face of Lucca (or Volto Santo), a major
relic supposedly carved by Nicodemus, arrived in
742 The Holy Face of Lucca (Volto Santo di
Lucca) is a venerated wooden corpus of a
crucifix, located in the cathedral of San Martino
The Holy Face (Volto Santo)
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Lucca became prosperous through the silk trade
that began in the 11th century, and came to rival
the silks of Byzantium. During the 1011th
centuries Lucca was the capital of the feudal
margraviate of Tuscany, more or less independent
but owing nominal allegiance to the Holy Roman
Emperor
Lucca Piazza Anfiteatro
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Dantes Divine Comedy includes many references
to the great feudal families who had huge
jurisdictions with administrative and judicial
rights. Dante spent some of his exile in Lucca.
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Lucca's archetypical medieval Piazza
dell'Anfiteatro central piazza on the site of the
original Roman amphitheatre
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Lucca had been the second largest Italian city
state (after Venice) with a republican
constitution ("comune") to remain independent
over the centuries. In 1805, Lucca was conquered
by Napoleon, who installed his sister Elisa
Bonaparte Baciocchi as "Queen of Etruria". After
1815 it became a Bourbon-Parma duchy.
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The only duke of Lucca was Charles II, Duke of
Parma, though between 1815 and 1824 his mother,
Maria Luisa of Spain, was a regent. After his
death, in 1847, Lucca lost independence and
became part of Tuscany and finally part of the
Italian State
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Lucca Piazza Napoleone
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PIAZZA CITTADELLA is the site of the monument
dedicated to the noted composer Giacomo Puccini,
as well as the house in which he was born
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Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria
Puccini (1858 1924), generally known as Giacomo
Puccini has been called "the greatest composer
of Italian opera after Verdi"
Lucca Piazza Cittadella
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The Pretorio Palace In 1492 the Republic of Lucca
organized the construction of the City council
and its offices. The task was assigned to the
architect Matteo Civitali - who was to start the
work, finished by his sons after his death. At
present the building is occupied by Magistrate's
court - maintaining intact all its Renaissance
lines, and presenting itself as a typical public
palace of the fourteenth century
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The Ducal Palace At present the palace is the
council hall of the region council. Through the
centuries various royal families used it as their
residence - from Castruccio Castracani at the
beginning of the 1300 century, to Maria Luisa di
Borbone - in the first half of the 1800 century
The Ducal Palace Ammannati's loggia
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The Ducal Palace Ammannati's loggia
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The Ducal Palace
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The Ducal Palace
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During the course of history, various families
have taken up residence there, starting from
Castruccio Castracani at the beginning of the
1300s up to Maria Luisa di Borbone in the first
half of the 1800s
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(1708 1787)
Mostra Pompeo Batoni (1708 1787), Lucca, Palazzo
Ducale Ritratto di Richard Milles, Pompeo Batoni
(1708 1787)
San Giovanni Evangelista, Pompeo Batoni
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Mostra Pompeo Batoni, Lucca, Palazzo
Ducale Ritratto di Abbondio Rezzonico, Pompeo
Batoni
Ritratto di Sir Charles Watson, Pompeo Batoni
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The Ducal Palace
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The Ducal Palace
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The Palazzo Ducale is the headquarters of the
Provincial Government in Lucca and also houses
the Institution and Centre FOR Popular Traditions
and the Paolo Cresci Foundation for the History
of Italian Emigration, the first of which was set
up to preserve, safeguard and promote
appreciation and understanding of folklore and
traditions, and the second to do likewise for
memories and documents relating to emigration.
Also in the Palazzo are the History Institute in
Lucca, the Resistance Institute, the UNESCO
Forum, the Lucchese Academy for Science,
Literature and Art, the Institute for Calabrian
Studies and the Risorgimento Museum.
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Todays visitor to the Piazza Napoleone, which is
perhaps the most spectacular of the Baciocchis
urban projects in Lucca, will not find a likeness
of Napoleon, nor of his sister Élisa the gaze
that looks out over the large piazza is instead
that of Marie Louise of Bourbon, who ruled the
Duchy of Lucca from 1817 to 1824. As the rulers
who preceded her, Marie Louise also dedicated
herself to public works, first and foremost the
renovation of the Ducal Palace and the adjacent
piazza.
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The project was entrusted to Lorenzo Nottolini,
the Royal Court Architect, who, between 1817 and
1820, completely renovated the interior
decoration of the building and replaced the
statue of the Emperor in the middle of the
piazza, which had been commissioned by Élisa just
a few years earlier, with a monument portraying
Marie Louise. The sculpture was made by Lorenzo
Bartolini. The bas relief panels that decorated
the base of the monument are kept in the National
Museum of Palazzo Mansi
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Piazza Napoleone, Lucca Statua Maria Luisa di
Borbone
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The Bernardini Family was one of the most
powerful families of Lucca. In 1512 Matteo
Civitali, an important architect of the day,
built the Bernardini Palace located on the
northside of the Piazza Bernardini in the heart
of the city of Lucca. Originally located on the
site of the new Bernardini Palace was the Madonna
Church, where the Madonna's holy image was.
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Some of the ruins of the church were used to
build the new palace, including the window to the
right of the main front door. But one stone of
the window folded up toward the outside, as if it
wanted to run away. This frightened the masons,
and they refused to touch the stone anymore. The
bent stone has remained, and after five centuries
this stone can still be seen. This is the legend
that explains the stone that did not want to be
walled. 
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The Bernardini Palace
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The construction of Palazzo Pfanner dates back to
1660. It was the Moriconi family, members of the
Lucca merchant nobility that commissioned its
building. The Pfanner palace in Lucca is
undoubtedly one of the most spectacular
residences of the 16 century. Its exquisite
garden up to today remains one of the rare
baroque style examples in the region. At present
the palace hosts the exhibition of the court
costumes of Lucca of the 17 and 18 centuries.
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The Pfanner palace in Lucca
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The Pfanner palace in Lucca
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The Pfanner palace in Lucca
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Torre Guinigi
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From the 13th century onwards the Guinigi family,
who were rich merchants and a leading family of
the town, concentrated their mansions between via
Sant'Andrea and via Guinigi, which has preserved
its medieval appearance practically intact. At
the base of the Torre Guinigi it is difficult to
visualise its importance, climb to the top of its
tree topped tower (230 steep steps) however, for
stunning views of Lucca. The surrounding streets
are narrow but characteristic and pleasant just
to take in the atmosphere.
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The Guinigi Palace and Tower Built around the end
of the 1500, it is a typical palace in
Roman-Gothic style. Thanks to its height - more
than 40 meters - the tower offers the opportunity
to admire the amazing panorama of the city of
Lucca.
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Panorama di Lucca from Torre Guinigi
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The walls around the old town remained intact as
the city expanded and modernized, unusual for
cities in the region. As the walls lost their
military importance, they became a pedestrian
promenade which encircled the old town, although
they were used for a number of years in the 20th
century for racing cars. They are still fully
intact today each of the four principal sides is
lined with a different tree species.
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The Passeggiata delle Mura
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Luccas biggest attraction is its 12m-high city
walls, built snug around the old city in the 16th
and 17th centuries, defended by 126 canons and
crowned with a wide, silky-smooth footpath just
made for a leafy Passeggiata della Mura. Be it
strolling, cycling, running or rollerblading,
this legendary 4km-long circular footpath above
the city proffers shot after shot of local
Lucchesi life.
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