Blog - Day Tour

Discover Sutri, with God Saturn and Paldino Orlando

by Tuscany Ride Bike

Tuscany Ride a Bike offers a bike tour that will take you from Siena to Rome, two magical cities, through spectacular landscapes and villages rich of history. One of the most picturesque villages...

From Pavia to Lucca, following the path of Lombards

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Tuscany Ride a Bike offers a nice tour from Pavia, trough the Valley of river Po, the hills nearby Parma, and across the paths of Lunigiana to finally reach Lucca. The two cities were two...

The history of San Miniato: between Saints, Popes and Emperors

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On a hill that oversees the course of Arno river, halfway between Pisa and Fireze, is located the village of San Miniato. Despite of its size, in the centuries it was a very important town where...

The Walls of Lucca : all what you need to know (Part 2)

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As promised, while we are developing our tour dedicated to the Walls of Lucca (which will be available soon), we continue to explain other details of this extraordinary monument. We have already...

The Walls of Lucca ... all what you must know...

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P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } After having described the history of many castles and wonderful places, now it's time to introduce the main symbol of our town: the Walls of Lucca, a...

Discover the village of Montecarlo trough wine and battles

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On a hill overlooking the plain between Lucca and Valdinievole, there is the castle and the village of Montecarlo, famous all around the world for its excellent wine, but not everyone knows...

The story of Villa Reale in Marlia: the castle, napoleonic parties and the Prince fool

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After having presented the beautiful Villa Torrigiani, the time has come to speak about a villa that hosted the court of the Princess of Lucca and Piombino, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and...

The Fortezza of Verrucole, inhabited by heroes, poets and magicians!

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In Garfagnana, close to the village of St. Romano, you can find a massive fortress, built in the Middle-Ages to watch over an important area for the control of roads that connected Lucca with Parma...

Villa Torrigiani, a little Versailles in Lucca

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Around the city of Lucca, on the slopes of the hills, there are many historic villas, which were built by the nobility of Lucca and where peacefully they spent time when they wanted to get away...

Massaciuccoli: an oasis full of history

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A few kilometers from Lucca, you can find Mount Balbano, which is 149 mt. above sea level and separates Lucca from Lake Massaciuccoli, giving to all those who climb, the possibility to see an...