SHORE
EXCURSION: LUCCA & PISA
TOUR WITH WINE TASTING & LUNCH: 9
Hours
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SHORE EXCURSIONS TO PISA AND LUCCA FROM LIVORNO AND LA SPEZIA PORTS
A Fantastic Private Tour of Lucca & Pisa Which Includes Wine Tasting & Lunch - Book Well Ahead of Time
Lucca & Pisa Tours Include: Private "driving guide,” private transportation to and from Livorno, taxes,
tolls and parking. Private tours of Luca & Pisa also include wine tasting and lunch.
Not Included: Entrance tickets to sites you decide to enter.
Enjoy a private, guided shore excursion to Lucca and Pisa which includes an opportunity do wine tasting with lunch. You will have an escorted private tour of Lucca, one of Tuscany's most graceful and elegant
cities, and Pisa, home to the famous "leaning tower," with
an English-speaking tour guide.
First stop on your shore excursion from Livorno or La Spezia is Pisa in Tuscany. Your tour guide will take you on a guided tour of the historic town of Pisa, a Roman
colony from the 2nd century B.C. A naval and commercial port, Pisa became a
maritime republic in the Middle Ages, rivaling Genova, Amalfi and Venice. Its
peak came in the 12th and 13th centuries, by which time Pisa controlled Corsica,
Sardinia, and most of the mainland coast as far south as Civitavecchia. Most
of the city's finest buildings date from this period, when the distinctive
Pisan-Romanesque architectural style flourished. Since the 15th century, the
city was governed by Florence, whose Medici rulers re-established the University
of Pisa, where Galileo, Pisa's most famous native, once taught.
Your custom shore trip to Pisa will also take you to Campo dei Miracoli, a large,
grassy piazza containing Pisa's cathedral, the baptistery, the cemetery and
Pisa's most famous landmark, the leaning tower. You will wander around this
beautiful square and enjoy the amazing architecture.
Also included in this escorted tour of Tuscany to Pisa and Lucca is a fabulous wine tasting and lunch. Afterwards, your escorted tour of Tuscany takes you to a tour of Lucca, the birthplace of composer Giacomo Puccini. Lucca, one of the
most charming of Tuscany's provincial capitals, is set inside a ring of well-preserved
Renaissance walls. The wall is wide enough to hold small parks and a path along
the top. Founded by the Etruscans, Lucca became a Roman colony in 180 B.C.
During the 12th century, it enjoyed a period of prosperity based on the silk
trade. Lucca remained an independent republic for over 500 years, until Napoleon
came along and created the principality of Lucca.
Everything is contained within Lucca's wide city walls – 2.5 miles around
– and we will stroll in search of Lucca's highlights, from its charming squares
to the beautiful churches of San Martino and San Frediano. We will also glimpse
the city's Roman past in Lucca's market square and medieval quarter.
You will have free time to stroll around this charming town, walk the city
walls, climb the Guinigi tower, and enjoy the shops at Via Fillungo. Sites
not to be missed include the cathedral of San Frediano, where you can view
the body of St. Zita in a glass coffin, and the Ampitheatre, an elliptical
Roman coliseum on which houses have now been built.
Other Tuscany private shore excursions from Livorno for tours to Florence, Pisa or San Gimignano and Volterra or Pisa are available. Please inquire.
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