Mura di Lucca

My favourite part of our visit to Lucca was the Mura di Lucca. An absolutely brilliant use of the city wall by having a multipurpose recreational trail on top of the wall! Paved for walking and wheeling, the many ramps give ready access for users. The bulwarks of the wall have parks, playgrounds, and picnic areas. Several museums and the Botanical gardens are accessed from the trail. The Mura also has several gates as well as pedestrian tunnels.
Stunning views of the hills surrounding Lucca.
Worth a saunter!

This is a great asset for Lucca. The path is wide and predominantly shaded with large avenue trees, and offers views of the old city and the area immediately surrounding the old city. At this time of year it is best to start early before the sun gets too hot. We started our walk at 7 pm.

Beautiful city.
Historic, vibrant and brimming with culture.
Lots to see and do especially the walk around the walls.
Enjoyed trying different restaurants and people watching

Wide walls, perfect for a walk or cycle. It's about a 4.5km lap. You can hire bikes at various locations in town. We did two laps on a 4 seater cycle cart and got back within the hour. Would highly recommended with kids or not. There are of couple eateries along the route and a play park.

One of our favorite cities in Italy!
The walls is a must, either walk it, run or bike or nap it 👌🏼❤
My personal recommendation is you rent a bike for an hour, go around the walls, return the bike and continue exploring the town by foot! 🙏🏼

It must be the most scenic parkruns! - An amazing circumnavigation of Lucca with views of white marble mountains 🍦😎

You cannot come to Lucca without experiencing the walls. Whether you pass through one of the six large Ports that allow pedestrian and car traffic or one of the smaller ports that are pedestrian only, this magnificent wall is truly a sight to see. Besides being used to separate the centro from the rest of Lucca, it has walking paths on the top, restaurants, a hospitality center for those walking the via Francigena, and the original places for the soldiers that used to patrol these walls. There is a lot of history here.

In addition, there are places to picnic, playgrounds, and art installations. On warmer days there will be musicians playing and artists drawing or painting the sights around them.

Or, you can just walk along and enjoy the sights or take a bike ride down the wide avenue that allows you to walk all the way around the city in a contiguous loop.

Wonderful! An architectural masterpiece. Great for walks and bike rides. Perfect for navigating the city. Also gives you fantastic views over the cities many varied and beautiful buildings such as the famous towers and magnificent churches. An absolute must for everyone who comes to visit the beautiful city of Lucca. All in all incredibly lovely. All the gates and little tunnels should also not be forgotten. Wonderful!

absolutely amazing! not only was it well preserved, it is so wide the top of the wall is an avenue lined with beautiful tall leafy trees all the way around. we went to lucca to watch a stage finish of the il Giro, then the next day we went back just to ride our vintage bikes on the wall and throughout the city! we will go back and ride more next year!

Enchanting! Experience the medieval looks, scents and sounds that are still ricocheting within.

An incredible place for a walk, jog or casual bike ride. The walls are from the medival period and are incredibly well preserved. There is a really nice and wide path all along the top. It is free of charge and totals a distance of roughly 2.5 miles or 4 kilometers. There are also several bars and restaurants along the path.

Great park run .except for the heat, but then you expect it. Friendly volunteers great meeting other parkrun tourists. And enjoyed a lovely coffee ☕ after. The last photo is the place we're we stayed only 5 minutes walk to start.

We spent a couple of hours cycling around the walls of Lucca today. There are numerous bike hire places around Lucca both inside the walls and outside. We hired from Fast and Furious which is outside the walls.

The circuit is about 4km around and very flat apart from the ramps up onto the walls which aren't very steep, but you can walk the bikes up if you need to.

There are wide, tree lined paths which have people walking, jogging and cycling on them. On a weekday like today in September they were busy and it was a very relaxing way to get in some gentle exercise. Most of the cyclists are very relaxed and not whizzing around aggressively.

Another beautiful walled town but rather overrun with high end stores down every side street. The piazza has lovely shady trees covering it with musicians playing. Lovely restaurants on the perimeter. Enjoy a walk on the town wall

You can wall around the walls of Lucca. It is about 4km long and should take about 1 hour. It does not cost anything. There are a number of gates in the wall and entry points onto the walls. You can see across different parts of the city. There are a number of bars and restaurants on the walk. There is plenty of places to sit in the shade.

Simply beautiful walls around a gem of a small city, wide enough to ride a bicycle or walk on, with views of the medieval buildings as well as the countryside beyond them.

Take a walk, a 5k run, or a bikeride along the wall and enjoy historic Lucca and its surroundings. Traversing the Mura di Lucca is a nice way to begin or end your day. Their is public parking around the wall (for a fee).

Lovely wall to stroll round with views of Lucca and the surrounding area. Very wide so plenty of room for bikes,runners and walkers alike.

I loved visiting Mura di Lucca with a poli bike! You can really explore this wonderful citadel and enjoy its beauty!

Beautiful, historical sight with many opportunities, like cycling, running, playground spots, or just for having a nice walk. The trees will give you shade, the area is wide.