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Explore Lucca in 1420

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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City reconstruction

Paolo Guinigi's Lucca, 1420

Lucca in 1420 is Paolo Guinigi's silk republic, a compact medieval city of commerce and towers held within its ancient walls. The walk moves from the river plain into market squares, along mill channels where silk is thrown and dyed, past lofty private towers and marble church fronts, ending on the ramparts that look out over mulberry orchards and the Serchio.

22 scenes, 14 streets, squares and views, 8 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Lucca as it stood in 1420 (“Republic of Lucca”).

The route, scene by scene

  1. 1. Serchio River Approach
  2. 2. Porta San Pietro
  3. 3. Via Fillungo
  4. ↳ Merchant's Sample Hall · interior
  5. 4. Piazza San Michele
  6. 5. Torre delle Ore
  7. 6. Torre Guinigi
  8. 7. Palazzo Guinigi
  9. ↳ Painted Chamber · interior
  10. 8. Piazza dell'Anfiteatro
  11. ↳ Amphitheatre Courtyard House · interior
  12. 9. Piazza San Francesco
  13. 10. Duomo of San Martino
  14. ↳ Volto Santo Shrine Chapel · interior
  15. ↳ Ilaria del Carretto's Tomb · interior
  16. 11. La Zecca (the Mint)
  17. ↳ Mint Hall · interior
  18. 12. Basilica of San Frediano
  19. 13. The Mill Channels (I Fossi)
  20. ↳ Weaver's Loft of Drawlooms · interior
  21. ↳ Silk-Throwing Mill Shed · interior
  22. 14. City Walls (Le Mura)