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Pisa and Lucca in a Day
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Morning
Start your day on the “Field of Miracles” in Pisa (see Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa). Admire the Pisano pulpits in the Duomo (see Duomo Pulpit) and the perfect acoustics of the Baptistry. You can compare the artist’s original sketches with reproductions of the finished frescoes at Museo delle Sinopie. Enjoy the cathedral’s treasures at Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, where charts show how the Campo buildings form various perfect geometries.
Grab a bus or taxi to Pisa’s great oft-missed sight, the excellent painting collection of Museo San Matteo. Stroll back along the Arno to the Ponte di Mezzo, turn right up Borgo Stretto then left into the colourful Vettovaglie Market, where you will find Trattoria Sant’ Omobono .
Afternoon
Catch a train or drive to Lucca , where your first stop is the Duomo (see Lucca’s Duomo). Then climb Torre Guinigi for the panoramas.
Walk through Piazza Anfiteatro and under the glittering façade of San Frediano to see its Miracles of San Frediano frescoes and the shunken body of St Zita, patron saint of maids and ladies-in-waiting. Head down fashionable Via Fillungo for a spot of shopping and the impressive San Michele in Foro.
Finally, climb onto the city walls. If you are staying the night in Lucca, rent a bicycle to return tomorrow (the shops close at 7:30pm); if not, stroll the walls on foot.
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