Paola Moschini - Qualified and smiley Lucca Tour Guide

Paola Moschini - Qualified and smiley Lucca Tour Guide A very passionate and smiley tour guide in Lucca, Tuscany -

I stop and stare at coats of arms all the time. On doorways, above windows, carved into facades. So if you are on a tour...
07/06/2026

I stop and stare at coats of arms all the time. On doorways, above windows, carved into facades. So if you are on a tour expect a sudden pause mid-tour to observe one 😄
This one is above a palazzo entrance in the centro storico.
Six spheres — or p***e, as they're called in heraldry — arranged on a shield with a crown.
Sound familiar? If you're thinking of the Medici, you're on the right track. In medieval and Renaissance Italy, spheres on a coat of arms were often used to express wealth and financial power — thought to represent gold coins.
Lucca had its own powerful merchant families,
Do you know which family this belongs to?
Easy to guess, but DM for a tour to their palace, because I have wonderful family stories to tell you!
👇

04/06/2026

The best way to see Lucca? On two wheels. 🚲

The Renaissance walls stretch for 4km around the entire old city — and cycling on top of them is one of those experiences that never gets old. Not for me, not for my clients.

This is part of my Sweet Biking in Lucca tour. Interested? DM me.

01/06/2026

There is not just a fish at the base of the Puccini statue in Piazza Cittadella. And it’s been hiding in plain sight since 1994.

The bronze monument was sculpted by Vito Tongiani - with that little fish and a fly.

Could it be a reference to Puccini’s passion for hunting and fishing 🎣? So he could describe the man and his very ordinary daily life alongside all that extraordinary music.

Could it be a rebus, a word puzzle to hide the artist name?

I love when the artists add these details!

Look up. There's a face watching over Piazza San Michele. 👀He's one of Italy's most famous poets — but he never lived in...
29/05/2026

Look up. There's a face watching over Piazza San Michele. 👀
He's one of Italy's most famous poets — but he never lived in Lucca. Or did he?

So why is he here, carved into the facade of a Romanesque church?
Drop your guess in the comments. 🔍

26/05/2026

One of my favourite mornings this season. 🤍

I helped organise a cultural exchange between a tourism high school here in Lucca and a piano school from North Carolina.

And what started as a school project turned into something much more genuine.
We began inside — speed dates, ice-breakers, school presentations, the kind of awkward-then-warm energy that happens when young people actually talk to each other.

Then we took it outside: the Italian students guided their American guests through the city, in English, through their own eyes.
It ended with a live concert back at the school. And a lot of exchanged contacts. A special mention and thank you to the teachers, great team work!

This is one of the things I do beyond the standard tour — helping schools, groups and organisations build experiences where a place becomes a bridge between people.

If you’re thinking about something similar — a school exchange, a cultural programme, a group visit with a real educational thread — I’d love to help you design it.

DM me or find the link in bio. 👇

Just some of the places I actually recommend when someone asks me where to eat in Lucca. 🍽️From a table at for a slow,...
23/05/2026

Just some of the places I actually recommend when someone asks me where to eat in Lucca. 🍽️
From a table at for a slow, special dinner to a lively evening at , a comforting meal at , the lightest pizza you'll ever finish at .lucca , and something seasonal and beautiful at

Swipe through and save this for your trip. 🔖

And if you want a local opinion on where to go for your kind of evening — you know where to find me. 👇

20/05/2026

There’s an uninvited guest hiding in plain sight at San Martino Cathedral. A little devil that loos like more a cute medieval Batman than a scary monster! 🦇

Can you find him? Or do you need a guide to show you all the hidden “monsters” of Lucca?

*DM for a private tour* 📲

18/05/2026

Who says gardens are just for walking through? 🌳
This is my treasure hunt at - a morning of missions, clues and challenges designed to explore one of Tuscany’s most beautiful gardens.

Kids draw, observe, solve. And somewhere along the way, the adults forget to act like adults 🌿

It’s a great fun experience for families and groups - something they will remember.

Villa Reale is only 8km from Lucca. And yes, I know a great way to spend the morning there.

DM me to find out more 👇🏻

May in Lucca hasn’t exactly been all sunshine and roses this year. ☁️But even on the grey days — maybe especially on the...
16/05/2026

May in Lucca hasn’t exactly been all sunshine and roses this year. ☁️
But even on the grey days — maybe especially on the grey days — this city has something. The light through the clouds, the old city upside down in a puddle, the flowers that couldn’t care less about the forecast.
Lucca in any weather is still Lucca.
Planning a visit this spring or summer? Rain or shine, I’ll make it worth it.

Let's be honest — most people don't book a guided tour because they assume it'll be stiff, scripted, or just not for the...
13/05/2026

Let's be honest — most people don't book a guided tour because they assume it'll be stiff, scripted, or just not for them. I get it.
But every now and then, someone takes a chance. And then they write one of these. 😊

Swipe through and see for yourself — then DM me if you'd like to talk about your visit to Lucca. I'd love to help you plan it. 👇

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