After about a two and a half hour train ride, I was in Lucca, Italy! Lucca is known for its still in-tact Renaissance walls that surround the city. Thunderstorms were predicted in the forecast, but luckily today in Lucca was beautiful! Everything was so green there and very serene. Despite there being quite a few tourists, the town was still very low key and relaxing.
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| Renaissance era wall surrounding Lucca |
Inside of the city, there are many churches. The two that really stood out to me were Chiesa di San Michele and the Chiesa di San Frediano. I also got to climb to the top of Torre Guinigi. At the top of the tower, I could see all around the city. It's buildings are similar to that of Siena, but there is much more green vegetation in Lucca. The tower is 44.5 meters tall and is famous for the trees growing at the top.
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| Chiesa di San Michele |
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| Chiesa di San Frediano |
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| View from top of Torre Guinigi |
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| Torre Guinigi |
The renaissance walls surrounding Lucca are very prominent, standing 12 meters high. They were completed in the year 1645. The walls are a great place for walking, biking, or running. The entire landscape was so green and the day we were there was sunny and beautiful! The small town setting emphasizes to me how much slower life moves here in Italy. The Italian culture seems to truly value time spent with each other and aren't worried about rushing on to the next thing on their list of things to do. I could stand to take some notes on this mentality!
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| "Dare to take the path less traveled" |
After our sunny, warm day in Lucca, Katie and I traveled back to Siena to find that Italian thunderstorms can compare to the Oregon rain!! Good thing we had our rain jackets!
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