Top Lucca Half-day Tours

Treat your taste buds while exploring Lucca’s flat, cycling-friendly streets the way locals do on this afternoon bike and food tour. Pedal along leafy boulevards and through charming squares on a relaxed ride, stopping to sample the city’s best bites, from artisan gelato and balsamic vinegar to farro soup and pecorino cheese. Tidbits of local history are served up alongside generous food and drink tastings.

See sights surrounding Lucca that are usually overlooked on a 3-hour small-group tour. Rent a bike (own expense), then follow your guide away from the city center and onto the slopes of Monte Pisano. Traveling by bike allows you to visit landmarks that would otherwise be difficult to reach, including the Lorenzo Nottolini Aqueduct and Guamo Valley. Along the way, your guide provides live commentary for a more enriching experience.

Learn about World War 2 history with a private guide during this self-drive tour of the Gothic Line. Explore the Museum of Liberation, home to memorabilia including military uniforms and arms, before visiting two World War 2-era bunkers. Go off the beaten path with an itinerary that includes a third bunker and a walk across the Devil’s Bridge, dating back to the Middle Ages.

Take a stroll through Lucca’s medieval history and architectural highlights on a private, 3-hour walking tour. Learn the backstory behind local landmarks like the city walls, Palazzo Ducale, Teatro del Giglio, Guinigi Tower and Basilica di San Frediano from your knowledgeable guide, who will also point out hidden gems that many visitors miss. Ask all the questions you like during the personalized tour, and finish with a glass of wine or prosecco at a local ‘enoteca.’

Get the freedom to explore Lucca at your own pace on a self-guided tour by bike. Follow the route of the provided map and visit the most important monuments independently

"On the well-cultivated hills, that surround the fertile plain of Lucca on every side, the pleasant villas of the patrician families are scattered among vineyards and olive groves" (Georg Christoph Martini). Lucca and its villas, a heritage that undoubtedly deserves to be discovered and deepened. And what better way, if not the calm and relaxed state that the bicycle can bring, to enjoy a similar experience? We'll start the tour from the city center and following the path along the river, in the open countryside, we'll reach these wonderful historic mansions. We'll visit the most sumptuous and regal , the "Royal Villa" , once belonged to Elisa Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. We'll return back to the city with the memory of a truly unique experience!

Lucca is a Little town surrounded by renaissance walls and knowed as The city with 100 churches. It's famous also for differents local products like Buccellato, wine, Torta coi becchi.... in this tour you will explore the town and taste tipycally products of Lucca. Explore Lucca with an E-bike , visit the main attractions of the town like S.Martin Cathedral, S.Michele church, Piazza Napoleone and Piazza Anfiteatro, S.Frediano Church and a part of the wall with an expert tour guide. While you visiting Lucca you will stop to a renamed winery where you will have some savory tastings and a glass of wine from the hills of Lucca and in a famous Patissery where you will taste Buccellato (a sweet bread with raisins and anise) and Torta Coi Becchi (a cake with chard, pine nuts, raisins).

Depart from Pisa for a half-day tour that includes sightseeing in Lucca and wine tasting in Montecarlo. Start by taking in the Lucca Cathedral, San Michele in Foro church, and the popular Via Fillungo shopping street. Hear about the ancient Romans that built Amphitheatre Square (Piazza dell'Anfiteatro) and see the old town walls. Continue to the charming village of Montecarlo for a wine tasting that features Sangiovese and Trebbiano Toscano. Your tour includes comfortable transportation from Pisa, wine tasting, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

Wine tour for 2 people in compliance with the provisions of the regulations COVID-19 We will visit 2 splendid wineries representative of the Bolgheri territory and, after touching the vineyards and visiting the cellars, we will taste the wines produced in combination with local products. I love my job and I travel constantly to discover the best wineries: only small cellars with high quality wines, where you can feel at home, welcomed with passion and professionalism.

While in Lucca, tack an easy day trip to the Chianti region onto your itinerary. Your tour leader eliminates the hassle of navigating on your own so that you can take in the sweeping countryside views along the way. After a wine tasting with food pairings at a Chianti vineyard, continue on to the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. Round-trip transport is included for your convenience.

Experience the stunning natural beauty of Tuscany’s mountainous Garfagnana region, which makes an excellent half-day trip from Lucca. Travel by minivan with a guide and a small group through a luscious emerald landscape crisscrossed by the Serchio River. Visit the medieval village of Barga, home to a former Medici palace and an imposing hilltop cathedral, and hear the legends and history behind the striking Devil’s Bridge.

Experience one of Tuscany’s most underrated cities on this guided two-wheeled adventure. After a convenient hotel pickup, hit the road with a friendly, knowledgeable guide and learn about the region while exploring the city’s top attractions. Check out magnificent churches, medieval towers, and some of the best food spots in the city. Enjoy complimentary samples of delicious local dishes, snacks, and a glass of wine or cocktail.

Welcome to the cycle tour "Versilia Storica Medicea" UNESCO site "Medici Palace" in Seravezza. Pietrasanta, an open - air museum, houses works of art by Fernando Botero, Igor Mitoraj and other artists; Cloister of Sant 'Agostino, home to international exhibitions, located in Piazza Duomo, we will admire the bell tower attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. Then we leave for the historic Versiliana Villa that belonged to Gabriele D 'Annunzio, now home to shows, cultural cafés and exhibitions. Then we enter the pine forest in the shade and fine air for a session of cardio-circulatory and fitness activities. Forte dei Marmi stands where the marble road ended, built by Michelangelo to transport the blocks from the Apuan Alps by sea. The Fortino, located in Piazza Garibaldi, was a military, customs and health post, now home to exhibitions and museums of the satire. It owes its worldly fame to the Agnelli family who made it known to the world since the last century.

It's not just arriving at your destination that makes your vacation. Transfer tours are a great way of discovering hidden Italy as you travel between Italian cities. Our English speaking drivers will take you on an authentic experience exploring beautiful CHIANTI as you travel between Lucca and Florence (or vice-versa). Visit charming market towns and relax over a convivial wine-tasting with the option to include a Tuscan lunch! Visit Italy close up in a Mercedes sedan or minivan for up to 8 people taking you into the very heart of beautiful, hidden Italy.

Live an adventurous day in Alpe Apuane. Discover famous marble caves and learn all about the extraction and the history of this precious material. Enjoy famous Lardo di Colonnata tasting with a glass of fine local wine.

This tour represent the really life in Tuscany. Visit Pisa and admire the Leaning Tower. Visit the most famous Pasta Factory in the area and show the pasta production. Visit a small medium winery in the Chianti area and taste a range of very good wines (red and white) paired with local food in a Light Lunch

Cycle-tour National archaeological museum of Luni + Ca 'Lunae We will visit the National Arch. Museum of Luni which is part of the Liguria museum complex, and includes finds from the ancient Roman city of Luna. We will follow the cycle-pedestrian walkway "Portus Lunae" which leads to the archeo-site. The museum houses several sections, statuary, portraiture, numismatics, ceramics, jewelry. You can observe the remains of the "domus dei mosaici" which takes its name from the rich flooring. Beyond the domus, the ruins of the temple dedicated to the goddess Luna, one of the oldest buildings of worship in the city, stand out.The tour ends with a visit to the splendid amphitheater of the imperial era. The cycle tour continues with a visit to the "Ca '' Lunae" cellars of Palvotrisia, where we will stop to visit the museum of wine culture, the wine shop, tasting room, the liquor store, the vegetable garden and the aroma garden. if desired, possibility of tasting typical products (by reservation).

Get to know the off-the-beaten-path wine region of Maremma, in coastal Tuscany, during this private tour. Round-trip private transportation is convenient and means that you can taste as much wine as you wish. Visit two wineries, both known for their modern architecture, to taste samples and learn about wine production. You'll also enjoy a 3-course lunch and wine pairing.

Delve into the heart of Tuscany’s Chianti wine region—and enjoy an indulgent meal plus wine tastings—when you book this private, half-day tour. Following pickup at your area hotel, set off with just a private guide for company. Venture first to the Antinori nel Chianti Classico winery, where you’ll tour the striking facilities and enjoy a tutored tasting. Then, transfer to the regal Villa Le Corti for further wine and olive oil tastings, plus a gourmet, 3-course lunch.

If you are curious this is the tour for you; if you like history and a little gossip combined, you can't miss it; if you like art and nature combine together this tour awaits you.

What would a medieval city be without its "secret passages"? With this tour you will have the opportunity to visit a little-known route, which will allow you to enjoy a wonderful view from another angle of San Miniato: the Carbonai Alleys. Our journey will start from Via Carducci, where we'll walk along this beautiful alley unearthed by the great collaborative will of the citizens of San Miniato. After our walk we will visit the historical center, which has a really interesting history and hides places and alleys that not everyone knows and that we are sure will win you over!

We will visit the oil mill of the splendid Agriturismo alle Camelie and taste different types of olive oil combined with typical local products. In addition to this, a good glass of wine produced by the company. A unique experience in one of the most fascinating villages on the hills of Lucca.

Lord Guinigi's Lost Treasure! A Sketch Hunt for Kids and Families around Lucca This classic discovery of Lucca follows a storytelling narrative through the Ages: Bringing families thru an Adventure in Time from Roman Emperors to Napoleon. where kids experience a kind of treasure hunt in a quest to uncover the powerful Lord Guinigi’s lost treasure. As the children search for clues to its whereabouts, they discover the interconnections of famous elements of art and architecture in Lucca. Along the way, they sketch key points that might be important clues, followed by an architectural watercolor project in the beloved Piazza Anfiteatro. All materials included. Entrance tickets to the cathedral extra (2 euro/child).