How long does it take to walk around the walls of Lucca?

How long does it take to walk around the city walls of Lucca? At a good pace, it is possible to walk around the walls in 45 minutes, but to enjoy the walk, the colors and the panoramas inside and outside the city, we suggest you to take it easy and calculate more or less one hour.



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Experience this 2.7-mile loop trail near Lucca, Tuscany. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 56 min to complete.

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Experience this 2.7-mile loop trail near Lucca, Tuscany. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 56 min to complete.

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The construction of the walls was decreed the Republic of Lucca in 1504 to keep pace with progress in military technology and to guarantee better defence of the city, in fear of the Medici's expansionist policy.

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FACTS ABOUT LUCCA. Lucca sits inside 4,2km (2.6 miles) of walls, most recently built in the 16th Century. The walls are the second longest in Europe, behind Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. Lucca kept its independence as a city-state until 1847.

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