Top 7 things to do in Lucca, Italy

I recently spent two relaxing weeks in the beautiful Tuscan town of Lucca. Here are my top recommendations for things to do in the city.Walk (or cycle) the wall. It’s just over 4km long and twelve metres high. A green space with panoramic views, it forms a perfect ring around the ancient city. It’s a fabulous place to go for a romantic stroll along the centuries-old tree-lined paths. And it makes an exhilarating cycle - there are plenty of bike hire shops in Lucca, enabling you to join the hordes of others doing just that. There are loads of good stopping places where you can pause to people-watch. One of my favourite things to do was to take lunch, a bottle of Birra Moretti and a book up to the grassy edges of the wall and relax in the sunshine.