Arrive and visit of the city of Lucca. Lucca although is not as famous as other Tuscan cities certainly deserves a visit in its wonderful historic center. The incredibly well-maintained medieval walls protect a splendid historical old town. Never really used to protect the city, these walls where instead used for car races in the XX century. Many composers were born here, like the famous Giacomo Puccini (author of many opera compositions as La Bohéme or Tosca) and whose museum can be visited in the town. Music never stopped to be very important for Lucca and that’s why each year there is the Lucca Summer Festival that hosted singers as Eric Clapton, roger Waters and Santana. It is called “the city of 100 towers and 100 churches”. Highly recommended are the visits to the imposing Cathedral of St. Martin and the Guinigi Tower built in 1390. On the top of this tower you can find nothing less than a garden! Very peculiar is also the elliptical square built on the ancient Roman Amphitheatre where you can recharge your batteries in a typical restaurant or browse in the local shops. Alternative: We remind you that after having visited Lucca you can follow the Via Francigena on foot from Lucca to Altopascio and from Altopascio to San Miniato as indicated in the following description. However, another very common option among pilgrims is to arrive with a transfer directly to San Miniato and from there continue on foot.