Lucca City Walls – Lucca City Walls Loop loop from Ruota

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Lucca City Walls – Lucca City Walls Loop loop from Ruota

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Lucca City Walls – Lucca City Walls Loop loop from Ruota

03:04

46.0km

590m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.8 km for 95 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20.9 km

Baluardo Santa Maria

Fort

21.7 km

Route on the Walls of Lucca

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The Walls of Lucca are one of the most famous historical monuments in Italy, known worldwide for being the only Renaissance city walls that have survived completely intact to this day. Built between 1504 and 1648 mainly to defend against the expansionist ambitions of Florence, they completely surround the historic center of the city. During the 19th century, by the will of Maria Luisa of Bourbon, the military fortification was transformed into an immense elevated public park and a charming tree-lined promenade.

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22.0 km

San Donato Gate, Lucca

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It rises on the northwest tilt of the walls between the strongholds of San Donato and Santa Croce. It is one of the best preserved of the city gates of Lucca. The outer facade is supported by the central body surmounted by a large triangular tympanum with rectangular divided by moldings and marble borders. It has a single arch flanked by two pedestrian doors (called fianchette) of which the right one is fake. On the base of the facade are the statues of San Donato and San Paolino. The central marble cartouche with the motto 'Libertas' has been lost; the inner facade is very simple with high windows encompassing the interior and the upper loggia on pillars under which the wall patrol road runs. portcullis, the small guardhouse flanked by two loopholed rooms used as positions for the gunners. In the main guard house there are two more images of devotee: a frescoed Madonna on the hood of the invisible path and a holy face in stucco on the hidden door of the militia.
Source: catalogo-beniculturali-it.translate.goog/detail/ArchitecturalOrLandscapeHeritage/0900511547-6?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=nl&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=sc

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22.2 km

Lucca City Walls

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Lucca's city wall has enclosed the old city center since 180 BC. The current wall, built between 1504 and 1645, served as a defense against attacks from nearby Florence. The only use of the wall as a defense line was against the waters of the River Serchio on November 18, 1812. As one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century European fortification, the wall remains an impressive symbol of Lucca's rich history.

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22.9 km

Lucca City Walls

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To go around the walls it is better to rent a bike.

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23.7 km

Lucca City Walls Loop

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Walk or ride around Lucca on the city’s wall. A no traffic loop with a special view on the city.

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24.3 km

Lucca City Walls

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Lucca has one of the most impressive fully preserved city walls in Europe. The wall with the Italian name "Mura di Lucca" is almost 4 km long and completely surrounds the historic center. The city walls are more than 10 meters high in many places. In the past, the city was accessed through 6 gates, today there are more entrances. On the tree-lined wall there is a wide circular path.

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24.9 km

Lucca City Walls

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Built between the 1500s and 1600s, the walls of Lucca are, after those of Nicosia, the second largest example in Europe of walls built according to the principles of "modern style" fortification that have been completely preserved in a large city.

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