Lucca is a city in Tuscany, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca with 86,000 inhabitants. Lucca was founded by the Etruscans and became a Roman colony in 180 BC. In the 10th and 11th centuries Lucca was the capital of the feudal margraviate of Tuscany, more or less independent but owing nominal allegiance to th... more

November or December are not the months, which come to mind for visiting a seaside resort, like Viareggio. However, in this period, logically there are not many visitors, so the lovers of architecture have all the space to enjoy in peace the beach pavilions, the”Stabilimenti Balneari”. Most of them were built in the roaring twenties of last century in the so called Liberty style. Viareggio ... more