Piazza dell'Anfiteatro
Lucca, Italy
Shaped like an ellipse because a Roman amphitheater was originally located here, with pastel-coloured houses.
Places in Piazza dell'Anfiteatro
- Traditional Tordelli restaurants Serving Tordelli, crescent-shaped pasta filled with ricotta and spinach, a Lucca specialty.
- Piazza dell'Anfiteatro seafood-coastal restaurants Featuring seafood from the coast alongside mountain ingredients like chestnuts and porcini.
- Buccellato bakeries Bakeries selling Buccellato, a sweet ring-shaped bread with raisins and anise seeds.
Practical notes for Lucca
- Best time to visit
- April to June and September to October offer comfortable weather for walking the Renaissance walls, while the Lucca Summer Festival draws big-name musical acts in July.
- Getting around
- Lucca's historic centre, encircled by its Renaissance walls, is compact and entirely walkable, with cycling along the walls a popular alternative.
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Language
- Italian. English is common in tourism.
- Timezone
- CET (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
- Current trends
- Lucca's San Lorenzo district continues thriving as a vibrant nightlife area with lively bars and pubs featuring live music, while Lucca Comics & Games in October transforms the city into one of Europe's largest comic and gaming conventions.
Other neighborhoods in Lucca
- San Lorenzo — A vibrant area known for its lively bars and nightlife, with live music venues.
- Renaissance walls district — The imposing walls encircling the historic centre, popular for walking and cycling.
Read the full Lucca guide