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Lucca's Duomo (Cattedrale di San Martino)
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Lucca's Duomo (Cattedrale di San Martino)

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Lucca's Duomo (Cattedrale di San Martino)
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BaruchBarryPinnick
Ma'ale Adummim, Israel207 contributions
Lovely building; interesting campanile
Sep 2022
The cathedral is very interesting and beautiful both outside and inside. Gorgeous artwork, architecture and decoration.
The bell tower - which requires a separate entrance fee - is well worth the climb of about 227 stairs for the great views from the top. There are also several information boards which make the climb all the more interesting.
Written October 7, 2022
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NamasteHello
Harrogate, UK1,848 contributions
Attractive building
Sep 2022
This is a beautiful Duomo in a lovely City. The architecture with the arches is particularly attractive, although the facade is not a ornate as others. Please respect their customs and dress respectively. Poster 407issyr rants about this but she was very disrespectful in not dressing as the authorities require. It is quite common for all churches in Italy to require certain tops to be covered and shorts not to be worn. So do ensure you are properly dressed.
Written October 7, 2022
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neil5050
Sydney, Australia125 contributions
Yes and yes
Sep 2021 • Friends
A beautiful Duomo in a beautiful and historic city. Must do.
It’s that simple.
Do the visit in morning a find one of the great ristorante for lunch
Written August 16, 2022
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Vicky Silve
Abbadia Lariana, Italy617 contributions
The Holy Face is here
Aug 2022
According to the tradition, this cathedral was founded by St. Martin. However, nowadays its main attraction is the Holy Face, which is supposed to make miracles and once was adorned of jewels which are now observable in the Cathedral Museum, which can be visited with a combo ticket.
Written August 5, 2022
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Issy R
3 contributions
Discriminatory and disrespectful
Jul 2022 • Family
I went to this cathedral with my parents to have a look round while we are in the city. A man yelled at me across the church in Italian and I did not understand him. I was very scared and confused as I am only 19 years old and he was a very angry Italian man. After what seemed like an age of him standing at the other end screaming at me, while all the people in the church stared at me, a nice lady visiting with her family came over to explain that he wanted me to put a cover up on to cover my shoulders. This man starts storming toward me and says they give them free at the ticket office. He starts leading me to the ticket office and on the way over I see 7 or 8 women dressed very similarly to me, some in even less clothes, and I point these women out to him and he ignores me. We get to the ticket desk and he throws a cover at me and sneers. I put the cover on and turn around to see him walk straight past a girl in short shorts and a bra, and say nothing. At this point I burst into tears. I am humiliated, confused and angry. I go to see the lady at the ticket office and I explain how unacceptable it was for him to yell across the church at me, she pretends to be sympathetic for a little while, but as I am sobbing and shaking I am attracting attention and people in the queue begin to look at me. She notices people are looking at me and tells me to be quiet and go away. At this point I am livid, but luckily my parents dragged me out. I am a 19 year old girl with a developing body in a forgein country. The country is very hot, so I can’t wear the type of clothes I would usually wear and have to wear shorts and small tops, which I am already self conscious in as I don’t usually wear them. I fully respect needing to cover up in a church, but this was not about covering people up. This was blatant fat phobia and discrimination as my chest is bigger than average. If this issue was truly about the amount of skin I was showing then everyone should have been given a cover, not just me. It was obviously not objective either as both ladies in the ticket desk saw my outfit and neither offered me a cover, letting me walk in easily without, when they should have given me one if they knew it was customary. I paid €9 to enter a cathedral to be shamed and humiliated in front of many people, and ended up crying and shaking uncontrollably afterward. This is not “Christian”. This is not the way that god would want us to live, it’s mysoginistic, rude and entirely unacceptable and unprofessional. Please please, if you are thinking of going here, do not give them your money, there are much nicer churches nearby that will be more respectful. If the owners or managers of the church are reading this, I implore you to take disciplinary actions against your employees
Written July 14, 2022
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Roberto
Austria356 contributions
Nice old town
Jun 2022
Lucca is a very nice nice little town. It is recommended to make a tour on the city walls. You can see many small details of the city. It offers many small pubs and bars to relax. People are very nice and friendly. Prices in the city very pleasant.
Written July 13, 2022
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Robert L
Amherst, MA1,552 contributions
Certainly interesting
Jul 2022 • Couples
The most important site is the carving of Christ on an old wooden cross. It is protected by a cage. Most of the paintings around the walls of the church were fairly unremarkable. The museum is better.
Written July 9, 2022
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Kim K
Turnersville, NJ40 contributions
Beautiful Cathedral
Apr 2022
We loved this spectacularly beautiful cathedral. The architecture was incredible and the artwork was beautiful. Quiet and serene inside with a gorgeous inlaid floor that I couldn’t stop looking at. Very historic, well worth a visit.
Written June 4, 2022
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Tiggerbbt
houston100 contributions
Enjoyable
Apr 2022
Nice place to visit, interesting sites, spent about 2 hours seeing the different museums and cathedrals
Written April 9, 2022
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Carlos L.
Palm Springs, CA1,392 contributions
Beautiful church!
Sep 2021
Beautiful cathedral. . .this place is so magical inside but the view from outside is breath-taking as well! There is a nice open square outside with great cafe/bar for drinks. You can take in the Italian daily life from here and have great aperitivo!
Written February 1, 2022
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