An acient Roman town and birthplace of the composer Giacomo Puccini, Lucca is one of the few towns in italy that still has its defensive fortifications intact.
Inside the walls lies a living museum of 14th-19th century terracotta roofed stoned houses, villas, secret gardens and courtyards, woven together by narrow traffic-free cobbled streets and impressive piazzas. The most interesting of these squares is Piazza San Michele with its white limestone mediaeval church.

Just short drive from Florence going in direction of the Tuscan Mediterrean
coast is the city of Pisa. This city is a jewel in itself.
The "Campo dei Miracoli" (Miracle Square) is a absolute must with its group of world famous monuments: the leaning Tower, Cathedral and Baptistry.