Day 5 Part 2 - Lucca

March 15, 2019

We took the train from Pisa to Lucca and Edith noticed signs stating that the track outage to Viareggio was still in effect. That was no problem for us today.

Lucca is known for the walls that surround the old city center and the cobblestone streets.



There are many narrow laneways such as this one.

Another feature are the Lion statues, I didn't quite get this one on the right angle.



Here's a more domesticated cat from modern times, perhaps looking for some dirt or grass to use for a pee.



Edith's goal was to find St. Martin's Cathedral in this maze. We succeeded eventually.

The Cathedral was first built in 1063 AD with additions done over the next 400 years.

The inside of the Cathedral was spectacular. Unlike museums and art galleries most of the works were unlabelled. I've done some research and identified a few of them.

Funerary monument of Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia - 1406

Adoration of the Magi by Federico Zuccari

I contemplated using this photo as the background for this blog.



Edith took some photos of books that were on display. First was the Book of Anthems.



Then the Book of Martyrs.



There was a good collection of heads and skulls, I couldn't find any information on them online.

Edith took a photo of a plaque for this which said "Adam's Skull", I assume the one on the left. Not too sure about authenticity.

We took the train back to Montecatini. We'd be checking out in the morning and returning the car to Florence, where we'd spend the next three days.