I guess it’s time to finish with the posts about our Tuscany vacations. This is the last one.
First some shots from Lucca. Lucca is perhaps not as spectacular as Florence, Siena, San Gimignano... It’s surrounded by a wall. You can find a number of beautiful 12th century churches (Duomo di San Martino, Basilica di San Frediano, San Michele in Foro...), but the city centre buildings are often more recent - but still quite old. There are some very nice 19th century style shops in the major street. It’s the birthplace of Giacomo Puccini.
First some shots from Lucca. Lucca is perhaps not as spectacular as Florence, Siena, San Gimignano... It’s surrounded by a wall. You can find a number of beautiful 12th century churches (Duomo di San Martino, Basilica di San Frediano, San Michele in Foro...), but the city centre buildings are often more recent - but still quite old. There are some very nice 19th century style shops in the major street. It’s the birthplace of Giacomo Puccini.
Tuscany is known for a number of beautiful villas. Here is one example from Collodi with the Garzoni gardens. Collodi is the birthplace of Carlo Collodi, the author of “The Adventures of Pinnochio”. 
Fiesole is close to Florence. On the top of a hill is a small San Francesco monastery which you can partly visit. A small chapel contains some beautiful paintings. Especially remarkable are the views you can get of Florence and the surrounding hills. 
At last, some views from the small village, close to where we stayed, San Donato in Poggio, as most other Tuscany villages, also with a long history. The top picture shows you the surrounding, typical, landscape. 
Friday again. Time to wish you a very nice weekend!
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