The piazza in Lucca. Lucca, some 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of Montecatini
Terme, was founded by the Etruscans around 700 B.C., and later became a Roman colony, flourishing as a silk centre in medieval times. Lucca became a walled city over the course of the 16th and 17th centuries. A city of narrow winding lanes and medieval buildings, it is applauded by visitors for its superbly intact historic sites. It draws its fame today, in part, from the quality of its extra-virgin olive oil, which is marketed internationally. Te triangular Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca, a pub- lic garden, is set in a corner of the city wall, with several im- portant mature specimens on show. A second, quite magical garden, the Palazzo Pfanner, has ornamental flowers, forest plants and earthenware pots of lemons, laid out near a mon- umental lineup of 18th century statues representing Greek deities. An exotic showpiece, this garden will linger long in memory as a fine example of a baroque garden.
Garden view of the Palazzo Pfanner, Lucca.
The Cathedral of St. Martin in Lucca.
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