Lucca, Garfagnana and marble in 3 days
A city to cycle around on its walls, a valley of emigrants who came back from Scotland, a cave and the white marble quarries.
- D1
Lucca and Puccini's lake
A bike ride around the walls, Piazza dell'Anfiteatro and the towers. In the afternoon Torre del Lago and Puccini's villa on Lake Massaciuccoli.
- D2
The Serchio valley
Morning at the Grotta del Vento, lunch and afternoon in Barga with the cathedral and Pascoli's house. If there's time, the Verrucole fortress.
- D3
Marble
A tour of the Apuan quarries and lunch in Colonnata with lardo from the marble basins. With an extra day, head up to Pontremoli in the Lunigiana.
Tip. The marble quarries are best visited on organised jeep tours from Carrara: quarry roads are private and dangerous.
