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Carla Ciccotelli | 23 May 2011, 11:00
Tuscany in Summer
I
recently went back to the place when my mother was born and grew up before
moving to Australia. I have always wanted to see the house she used to live
in, the school she went to, and the places she used to hang out with her
friends - so I went in the summer of 2009. Lucca in Tuscany (where my mother
was born) is such a beautiful city, that even if I did not have the family
history there, I would still wish to stumble upon it on a journey through
Tuscany or even Italy! The city of
Lucca is surrounded by a wall - and is the only city in Italy where the wall
is still in tact. Each side is lined with a different type of tree, so
apparently this is quite a beautiful sight in spring. I recommend spending a
morning or afternoon walking around the whole perimeter of the wall - or even
hire a bike(which is what we did!). Lucca is also only a short ride from
Pisa, Siena, the beachside town Viareggia, and you can also do a day trip to
Cinque Terre - a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. Absolutely
gorgeous! You can walk to each of the 5 towns that are connected by trails
(some of which are right on the edge of the cliffs) and each of the towns are
special and unique in some way of another.
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