4 Lucca Day Trips from Florence Worth Booking

1.Pisa and Lucca Day Trip from Florence

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 372 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $78Our pick

Leave Florence at 9:00 am by coach for Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli and Lucca’s old town. Choose guided walks or a semi-independent visit, and consider an extra-cost climb up the Leaning Tower. Expect a full day, plenty of walking, local guides, and a small buccellato cake tasting.

“Travelers should consider this tour even if you aren't a fan of structured group tours. Pisa seems like a very difficult place to find your way around and especially park. Lucca too. Even with designated bus parking you have to walk a good bit to reach the sights. The guides whisk you through the hordes of sidewalk souvenir salespeople and even warn you when pickpocketing groups are about. The local guides were so passionate about their towns and gave tons of interesting details at each stop.”

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2.Pisa & Lucca Day Tour with Buccellato Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 307 reviews · 9 hours · from $77Best value

Ride by air-conditioned coach from Florence to Pisa and Lucca, with time for the cathedral, Leaning Tower and Lucca’s old center. Choose a guided or low-cost independent option, and add Tower access if you want it. The day ends with a taste of Buccellato, Lucca’s anise-scented cake.

“We really enjoyed the Pisa and Lucca day tour. We opted for the semi independent tour without guided tours or tower access, which left us more free time to walk around and enjoy the two towns. It was logistically much easier than taking trains, so while it could be done for less expense, it was worth it to not have delays or rail strike and get closer to the two towns without walking extra, as it was already a heavy walking day. We definitely recommend this tour.”

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3.Traditional Farmhouse Cooking Experience in Lucca with Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $179Top rated

At Antonietta’s farmhouse near Lucca, you’ll roll fresh pasta by hand, learn to make tomato sauce, and sit down to a three-course Tuscan meal with local wine and homemade limoncello. The small-group class lasts about four hours, with English offered and pickup from Lucca available for an extra fee.

“This class was a highlight on my recent trip. I have always wanted to take a cooking class in Italy and this was just perfect. Antoinetta was the best teacher and hostess possible. We learned how to make several Italian dishes just the way her mother taught her. I especially enjoyed that fact that we were learning in her home and then sat down to eat a 5 course Italian dinner with her. The cost of this class is a bargain and the experience was amazing.”

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4.Private Pisa and Lucca Wine Tour from Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $740

Travel from Florence to Lucca, Pisa, and Fattoria San Michele a Torri on an eight-hour outing with a driver, free time in both cities, and a winery visit with Chianti wine and olive oil tastings. Hotel pickup is available in central Florence. Drivers have included Daniel, Luca, and Cosimo, though your driver may differ.

“We had a wonderful day trip to Lucca, Pisa, and a wine estate with Daniel and I Just Drive. The meeting place was easy to find and the staff in the hotel was welcoming and friendly. Daniel arrived on time with a cheerful greeting. The van was clean and stocked with water and some prosecco! Daniel's outgoing personality was a plus, making the hour-long drive from Florence to Lucca enjoyable. The iPads provided for sightseeing in Lucca were very helpful in finding our way around the city and the recommendations were spot on. Our time in Pisa was short, but we didn't really need more than 50 minutes to see…”

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