Lucca
We left Vernazza for the train ride to Levanto where we boarded the
bus for the ride to Siena. We stopped at the town of Lucca for a
great picnic lunch on the city wall. The wall around the city, almost 2.5 miles
long, had provided protection in earlier times, but has
now been converted to a beautiful green path around the city. It was an
excellent location and we enjoyed the view and the food.
During our free time there some members of the tour walked a portion
of the city wall for views of the town. Some went into the town and
saw the circular area of buildings which had been built arround the old
Roman arena there. The cathedral of San Michele had a beautiful Gothic
interior with stained glass but the arches and pillars on the outside looked
Byzantine. Each of the pillars was different, some twisted, others sculpted
or candy-striped. The Church of St.Martin has a striking white limestone
interior and was not open so we couldn't see the interior.
On to the American cemetery
and Siena.
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