{"id":63425,"date":"2026-05-11T11:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1000miglia.it\/?post_type=eventi&p=63425"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:20:45","slug":"i-luoghi-della-1000-miglia-2026-leg-3","status":"publish","type":"eventi","link":"https:\/\/1000miglia.it\/en\/events\/1000-miglia\/1000-miglia-2026\/i-luoghi-della-1000-miglia-2026-leg-3\/","title":{"rendered":"I luoghi della 1000 Miglia 2026 – Leg 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEG 3 \u2013 THURSDAY 11th\u00a0JUNE<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Insights and interesting facts by Massimo Pacifici, Territorialista ><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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LUCCA<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Province: Lucca<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region: Tuscany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Population: 88,500<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The provincial capital, Lucca is renowned for its imposing (4.2-kilometre-long) and perfectly preserved Renaissance city walls, which surround the elegant historic centre traversed by Via Fillungo and dotted with marvellous buildings, squares, churches and towers. Renowned in the Middle Ages for its flourishing silk trade, it was a city-state until 1799, when it became a Principality under Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi (Napoleon\u2019s sister) and a Bourbon Duchy upon its incorporation into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Lucca is a City of Motors and, since 2020, a UNESCO Learning City. The rich diocesan historical archive is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landmarks: The city walls with their tree-lined avenues, the Guinigi Tower \u2013 the only one in Europe with a hanging garden \u2013 and Piazza Anfiteatro with its unmistakable oval shape are must-see sights in the city, alongside romantic squares, splendid churches and palaces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n