On Saturday a group of us decided to take a day trip to two cities, Pisa and Lucca. Both cities are part of the Tuscany region, and only about an hour train ride away from Florence. Pisa is a fairly small town, and as I'm sure you know, is famous for its leaning tower. Besides the tower there is not a ton more to do in the city so we went to see the tower, take our obligatory touristy photo pretending to hold it up, grabbed some lunch and headed for Lucca.
Before the unification of Italy, many cities built walls to completely surround their city. Today, many cities have a part of the wall still standing, but are no longer entirely enclosed. Lucca is one of the only cities in Tuscany who's wall is completely intact. It was built to protect the city against its enemy, Florence, but today tourists and natives alike, walk and bike on top of the wall. Along the outskirts of the wall are beautiful buildings, trees, and mountains lining the background. While in Lucca, I got the chance to walk along the wall, and also explore the inside of the city.
Sitting on the wall
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