The Walled City
Lucca is a city with a
profusion of art treasures within its walls.
The city is surrendered by a hedge earthen wall.
The city use to be the seat of the Marquis of Tuscany;
it was an independent city and maintained its political pre-eminence in
Tuscany until the 19th century.
The Piazza del Mercato built over the 2nd-century,
was once a Roman amphitheater.
Exterior of the Roman amphitheater.
