I'm staggered by the reader who said there's 'not much to do in Lucca'. Apart from the fact that this has about the most perfect set of medieval walls of any city you'll see in Europe.

The best way to get a feel for the town is to hire a bike (there are big cycle hire places all over the old town) and ride around the walls (a circuit is less than three miles). These are so wide/deep that they have parks and cycle paths. Your wheels are also the best way to get around the narrow streets of the centre, which is now largely free of cars. Arguably Lucchese can be a bit snooty (this very bourgeois town is the only place I've seen fur coats in June) but a lovely little place nonetheless.

A good central hotel is www.ahotelinitaly.com/hotel-details/alla-corte-degli-angeli-maison-de-charme-lucca/#hotelmap. Only five rooms, nice and quiet.

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