Discover Lucca’s Secrets on a Guided Walking Tour
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Lucca, Italy
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore the traditional Tuscan town of Lucca on a walking tour of the historic center. Stroll the cobblestone streets, bustling piazzas and old Renaissance walls; trace the city’s Roman past along Via San Paolino and Piazza San Michele; and see the birthplace of local composer Giacomo Puccini. Keep your camera poised as you admire the medieval buildings along Via Fillungo, peek inside San Frediano church and visit landmarks like the Cathedral of San Martino, Piazza Anfiteatro and Torre delle Ore.
- Discover the city’s rich Roman heritage in Piazza Anfiteatro, Via San Paolino and Piazza San Michele
- Visit the San Frediano church and Cathedral of San Martino
- Pick-up from a centrally located meeting point
- Great overview of Lucca for first-time visitors or those short on time
What's Included
- Professional guide
- eventuale biglietto ingresso duomo
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Piazzale Giuseppe Verdi, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy
Meet the local guide inside the Tourist Information Office, located in Piazzale Verdi at the end of via San Paolino Lucca
End point
- Duomo di San MartinoPiazza Antelminelli, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy
Operating hours.2:00 pm
Itinerary
1
Porta San Donato
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
San Michele in Foro
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Basilica Di San Frediano
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Piazza Anfiteatro
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Duomo Di San Martino
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Adult rate applies to travelers 15 years and older
- Children ages 0-14 are free with a paid adult
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 499 reviews
BenandJo_H, May 2026
Great information from a local of this beautiful city easy walk through the city great information. If the weather is better would’ve loved to see more of Luca. It was so wonderful.
Karen_F, May 2026
The tour was very large and delivered in two languages which made for an extra long time standing. We had good weather fortunately. The stories shared were interesting and the historical background of the city. We explored the underground tunnels afterwards which was very enlightening and tied it all together.
Paul_M, May 2026
Very well presented with loads of local knowledge. She managed to work well with a large group of people. Well done!
John_M, Apr 2026
Very informative guided tour . Easy walking & great sites to see. Lucca is beautiful. Highly recommend this walking tour .
John_H, Apr 2026
Our English speaking guide Mme Roberta was very professional, smiling & knowledgeable. Will certainly recommend her for first time visit to wonderful area.
Kirsten_L, Mar 2026
Superb tour, very interesting and informative.
The guide was very good. Definitely worth doing if you want to orientate yourself with this beautiful city.
Richard_J, Mar 2026
The tour wasn’t just walking around Lucca, being shown sites. It was being explained, by a true expert from Lucca, the history, the way the town has evolved, the people, the food - we learnt so much more than just seeing sites. Would highly recommend.
John_A, Mar 2026
I was always taught never to say a bad word if you have nothing nice to say… Very difficult to be positive about no tour…
Response from Host, Mar 2026
We're sorry you missed the tour, but we assume you were in the wrong place. In fact, the tour took place normally, with several participants, starting from the Tourist Information Office in Piazzale Verdi, as indicated in the tour description.
If you didn't participate to the tour, you can always ask for a refund.
We hope we'll have the opportunity to explore the city together in the future.
Emily_G, Jan 2026
Nadia was a joy to spend two hours with! She is knowledgeable and passionate about Lucca. She has wonderful stories and history to share with her groups. Highly recommend this tour and an afternoon with Nadia.
MarieClaude_Q, Nov 2025
Our guide was lovely and gave us an excellent and thorough tour of Lucca.
An interesting tour to do from the beginning of your stay.
Michele_G, Nov 2025
It was wonderful and very informative. The guide really knew what she was explaining and took the time to make sure everyone in the group was engaged in the tour.
Timothy_F, Oct 2025
Experienced very knowledgeable guide. Great disposition since the weather was against but made it enjoyable
John_D, Oct 2025
The historic center of Lucca is very welcoming and walkable. If you want to see the famous city wall surrounding the old city center, rent a bike for 5 euros and spend an hour riding all the way around the level and beautiful walkway. The walking tour guide I had was very informative and pleasant, so it helped me appreciate Lucca better than if I just walked around on my own.
Kitty_B, Oct 2025
Nadia was a perfect guide to Lucca … she had a wealth of knowledge, she was funny and she was happy to take questions and make suggestions.
Sue_B, Oct 2025
Lovely lady who showed us round Lucca. The only point was the meeting point it should say the Tourist Info centre rather than on a corner in the park.
Cindy_D, Oct 2025
This is time well spent. Learn much about LUCCA and its history with a great guide. Highly recommend!
Nancy_S, Oct 2025
Marta was very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot about rhe history of Lucca. Had a wonderful time.
Robert_H, Oct 2025
A great guided tour. Vittoria was a fantastic guide. Very knowledgeable and also very funny. Highly recommended.
Denise_W, Sep 2025
We had a great time on our walking tour of Lucca.
I would suggest that they advise that the meeting place is at the Information centre and not just the address that is the entire area.
Billa_A, Sep 2025
Discover unknown streets and buildings with all kinds of history.
Our tour Gide was not very good, didn’t pay attention if the group was together and normally a Gide is in front of a half circle so everyone can understand what she/ he tells.
Her behaviour was very unprofessional
Patricia_F, Sep 2025
It was very informative and our guide was very helpful
He took us to many places of interest and told us many of the folklores
Michael_T, Aug 2025
Excellent guide. Great local knowledge.
Tour at an easy pace with frequent stops for info.
Easy to find at Tourist Centre.
Andy_D, Aug 2025
Really enjoyable and very informative. A great introduction to the history of Lucca. Roberta was an excellent guide. Very enthusiastic about all to do with Lucca.
Angus_G, Aug 2025
The directions provided by the map was appalling. Communication worse and eventually I cancelled. Whether worthwhile or not irrelevant if the start point wrong.
Derek_M, Jul 2025
Great experience!! Our family appreciated the local perspective to better understand culture and Lucca norms
Diane_C, Jul 2025
It was a nice afternoon but the guide would start talking when she reached the next place even though the whole group had not arrived. Also with a large group they should have a microphone as I felt we missed out on about half her commentary
CharlotteS, Jun 2025
Excellent introduction to Lucca, hitting all the highlights. Loved that we did not need to use the audio headsets. We don't usually participate in large group tours, but this one was perfect.
DANA_V, Jun 2025
This was the perfect tour on arrival in Lucca for the first time. Vittoria was passionate about educating the group about the history and the many things that make Lucca so special today. Our path through town was perfect to see all the important areas and was helpful afterwards to navigate the town alone.
Jonathan_T, Jun 2025
Knowledgable guide tour proceeding at a good and comfortable pace. Got us well into the feel of Zlucca
Marla_O, May 2025
On the scheduled day we had difficulty finding the meeting point. We clicked on the link in the listing but later figured out that link was actually for the ending point. There wasn’t a clickable link for the meeting point; you just had to read and then type into Google Maps. (Didn’t help it was pouring down rain so we were trying to find shelter too.). We communicated via Viator and finally found the meeting point. The tour guide then told us another tour guide didn’t show up so we should come back in 3 days. We agreed and asked her to send an updated confirmation. We never received an updated confirmation but it wasn’t a problem when we returned 3 days later. I can’t remember our guide’s name but he wasn’t very engaging. It felt like we walked around more than hearing historical or interesting information. (This could be because we had just come off a fabulous Florence walking tour, also booked through Viator, with a great guide!).
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