Lovely Lucca is surrounded by a magnificent wall. The current wall is the 4th configuration of the defensive wall built around the town. It was begun in 1545 and completed in 1650. Happily for us, in the 19th century Duchess Maria Luisa of Bourbon commissioned architect Lorenzo Nottolini to turn the top of the wall into a public walkway.
Walking on top of the wall is wonderful in any season, but autumn is special…come for a walk.
There are different types of trees on the wall. The holmoaks are ever green, so they will keep their leaves for the winter.
Horse chestnut trees keep their colour a little longer than some of the other trees on the wall.
I don’t know what these are.
The views from the wall are gorgeous.
The tiglio trees put on the most spectacular show of all.
When I return in February Lucca will be wearing its winter coat. I like that too.