Fun Facts about Tuscany – Piazza Anfiteatro

Lucca is one of the destinations you cannot forget to add to your Tuscan- itinerary!
This town is characterized by walls, narrow streets, squares and churches. Wandering through its streets you can enjoy the sound of history.

One of the places you cannot miss is Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, have you ever heard something about it? It is one of the most evocative Tuscan squares, it is circular, and it is surrounded by colourful buildings. That’s why you cannot miss it!

This square is unique: it was built on the ruins of the antique Roman amphitheater. The amphitheatre, that today is around 3 metres underground, was built in the I or in the II century d.C, in the nearby of the city wall, in order to allow the citizens to reach it easily to enjoy the various theatrical performances. The amphitheatre was built on two overlapping orders of 55 arches whose pillars had the function of supporting the cavea that was composed by 20 steps. It could hold up to one hundred thousand spectators. During the barbaric invasions, the building fell into despair and during medieval times it was used as storage to keep building materials. This is why at the time it was named “grotte” which literally means caves. Lately, it was replaced with houses and buildings.

The square that you can find today was projected by an architect native of Lucca: Lorenzo Nottolini. In 1830 he freed the arena from some buildings that had been built in the centre of the square and lately he created Via dell’Anfiteatro which sorrounds the great square.

From via Fillungo you can find four different gates that allows you to enter the square. Today this arena is full of life: there are typical shops and bars where you can enjoy a good cup of coffee and feel as if you were the protagonist of an old movie!

Angelika Meisborn

<p>Ciao! Mi chiamo Angelika Meisborn e vivo a Pescia (PT), una piccola città tra Lucca e Firenze, dal 1994. Come non innamorarsi di questa zona?! Nel 2008 è nata per puro caso Tuscany Exclusive, al tempo una piccola impresa con poche case vacanza posizionate nella zona in cui ancora vivo. Col passare del tempo però è diventata ciò che è adesso! Il nostro Team è specializzato nell’affitto di Rustici e Ville sparse in tutta la Toscana, adatte per trascorrere delle splendide vacanze. Offriamo infatti una vasta gamma di case e appartamenti tipici, personalmente selezionati e ispezionati, per garantire un elevato standard di qualità. Tuscany Exclusive con la sua esperienza e la sua conoscenza della zona può quindi soddisfare tutti i vostri desideri! La nostra regione può offrirvi tutto ciò di cui il vostro cuore ha bisogno per realizzare la vacanza dei vostri sogni! Le proprietà si trovano infatti vicino a città bellissime, ricche di cultura e divertimento, in cui anche semplicemente passeggiando nelle loro vie e vicoli, sembrerà di essere tornati in epoche passate. I nostri paesaggi lasciano tutti senza fiato! Abbiamo un mare di cui pochi possono vantarsi, adatto a tutti i tipi di esigenze: una costa per chi ama il mare incontaminato, ma anche spiagge attrezzate con servizi e attrazioni. Le colline sono spesso incorniciate da piccoli paesini medievali, sempre pronti a farvi innamorare di loro. Infine, ma non per questo meno importante, c’è anche la montagna per chi ama rifugiarsi fra fiumi, laghi e passeggiare nei boschi. Insomma, siamo certi di potervi garantire una vacanza indimenticabile, perché nonostante la Toscana sia bella così com’è, noi ci metteremo quel pizzico di magia in più per farvi sentire coccolati durante tutto il vostro soggiorno! Vi aspettiamo presto in Toscana! La vostra, Angelika</p>

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