I go to Lucca regularly when I am in Italy. I feel very lucky to live close to this gorgeous town. My visits always include a walk on the wall surrounding Lucca. This time I walked through a different entrance in the wall.
It is wonderful to see the trees on the wall turn green each spring.
From the top of the wall you can look into lovely houses close by.
San Colombano is a great spot on the wall to have lunch…or coffee, aperitivo or dinner.
Walking through Lucca is always delightful, especially in spring when flowers appear everywhere.
One of my favourite shops in Lucca is in the delightful, Chiasso Barletti, a tiny street in the centre. Etta’s Bookshop is in this street too. They sell books written in English…very useful.
There are surprises at every turn in Lucca. The Guinigi tower appears between buildings here and there.
My new favourite cafe is Caffe Santa Zita in Piazza San Frediano. We went there a little while ago and loved it.
It is now my cafe of choice and we were disappointed to find all the seats outside taken. A kind gentleman told us there were more tables at the back.
We walked inside and found these beautiful rooms leading to the garden seats at the back.
Caffe Santa Zita is now definitely my place to go in any season. I can’t wait to return on a cold day (this year in autumn) and sit in one of the cosy rooms inside.
I think is is easy to see why I love Lucca.