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April 8th 2016
Spring Fashion We were spending a sunny afternoon walking the narrow back streets of the ancient Oltrarno neighborhood on the other side of the Arno River from downtown. We had already passed the massive Pitti Palace and were heading towards the Santo Spirito church and square. The lilac bushes have just reached full bloom and overpoweringly scent the air with a fragrance so intense that the e ... read more
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11th April 2016

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Lynne Brown

Lovely Lucca
Did you walk the city walls ?
11th April 2016

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Nanci and David Curry

Lucca Walls..
We did but pretty briefly. We went from the train station inside the walls and pretty much walked everywhere. We ended up on the other side of the old town and used the walls to return. We really liked Lucca and it was hardly crowded at all. I had actually not heard of it before this trip and we are so glad we visited!

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