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 -

September in Lucca: this is when locals come out for the fairs, the rides at Borgo Giannotti, the flowers of on the wa...
03/09/2026

September in Lucca: this is when locals come out for the fairs, the rides at Borgo Giannotti, the flowers of on the walls and everyone lining up for a frate, the local fried doughnut - yummy! 😋

If you will happen to be here — you will be sharing the month with the city itself.

For exact times and any last-minute changes, pick up the free brochure at the tourist information office, or check the official schedule online: turismo.lucca.it (search "Settembre Lucchese").

01/09/2026

Every September, Lucca prepares for one big event called: Luminara di Santa Croce and it is on September 13th. Every year.

It is a religious tradition built around the Volto Santo, a wooden crucifix kept inside this Duomo.

Over the next two weeks, I’ll walk you through what it is, why it matters, and what actually happens that night. Follow along, or come see it with me.

Save this if September is on your travel radar or if you simply like history and traditional events.

29/08/2026

Good question. 🌿
I’m Paola — local guide, Lucca born and raised, been showing people this city since 2012.
What’s not to be missed? Honestly, it depends on who you are. The Roman ruins under your feet. The painted stars inside the Cathedral. The gelato you didn’t know existed. The square that used to be an amphitheatre. The drink invented by a pharmacist in the 1800s. The angel with moving wings.
I could go on. I usually do. 😄
If you’ve been following along this summer — Grazie mille!

If you just found me — welcome. Either way, the best of Lucca is waiting.

If you’re thinking about a visit, now is a good time to start planning.

DM me — I’d love to show you around.

I wouldn't really call them souvenirs... 🎁 These are three things made in Lucca, by real people 😉 they can be a nice gif...
26/08/2026

I wouldn't really call them souvenirs... 🎁

These are three things made in Lucca, by real people 😉 they can be a nice gift to bring back home to someone you love or just for yourself to keep the memory of your time in the city.

Lorenzo at designed a pendant in the shape of a baluardo — one of the defensive bastions of the Renaissance walls. If the walls were your favourite part of Lucca, this one's for you. A way to keep doing your daily lap — even when you're back home. 🚲

celebrated 80 years with a limited edition pen dedicated to Lucca — available as fountain pen or roller. The cap button shows the labyrinth from the Cathedral. The nib has the panther, the city's animal. And running around the barrel, the silhouette of the walls. Every detail of the city, held in one object.

Ilaria Peranzi at turns Lucca's monuments (and your pet!) into wearable pieces, handmade one by one. Her shop inside the walls is closing — but she's still available in her studio and at vibrisse.it.

Three very different ways of carrying Lucca home.

DM me if you want to find them — I'll point you in the right direction. 👇

There's a marble plaque on the facade of Santa Maria dei Servi that most people walk past without noticing. 🐋It's been t...
24/08/2026

There's a marble plaque on the facade of Santa Maria dei Servi that most people walk past without noticing. 🐋

It's been there since 1495 — the year a whale washed ashore on the beach at Viareggio, just 20km from Lucca. The carcass was brought to the city and hung in the square for everyone to see.

Well. Almost everyone. Children were banned from the square. The creature was considered too terrifying for young eyes — which, fair enough, at that time they had never seen anything bigger than a cow in thier life.

The plaque reads: "Whales, dolphins, orcas and the other monsters of the Ocean and our sea — whatever monsters you hold, O Nile, whatever the marvellous Ganges counts — this beast alone bears witness to all of you. The opening of its mouth and its ribs demonstrate the vastness of the remaining body."

It was 1495. Just three years after Columbus reached America. The world was suddenly larger!!

Honestly, not so different from the Upside Down. 👀

Drop a 🐋 in the comments if you knew this one — or DM me and I'll show you exactly where to look during a Lucca tour.

22/08/2026

Episode 2. The platform to the entrance. 🚉
Some months ago I showed you where I wait for you if you come by train.
But still, I noticed some people getting lost in the underpass and ending up on the other side of the train station!
So here it is: you step off the train, follow the underpass through the station, and go to the exit in Piazzale B. Ricasoli. That’s it. No taxis, no confusion, no Google Maps required.
In about five minutes you’ll see me. Probably waving. ☕

First time in Lucca? DM me — I’ll make sure the whole arrival feels easy from the very first step. 👇

The Sweet Biking tour is probably my favourite way to show people Lucca — because up on the walls, the perspective is to...
17/08/2026

The Sweet Biking tour is probably my favourite way to show people Lucca — because up on the walls, the perspective is totally different.

The gelato stop isn't just a break — it's a proper tasting, with a little introduction to what makes artisan gelato so delicious!! It's the best reward at the end of the ride!

Works for couples, families and small groups. A basic sense of balance is required. If you're not sure you have one — maybe start with the walking tour. 😄 we still can go for gelato at the end!

Available from March till October — but September is particularly good. Cooler air, quieter walls, golden light.

DM me to check availability and book your ride. 👇

August 15th. Ferragosto. The one day when the whole country decides to be somewhere else. 🌊🏔️When I was growing up, it m...
15/08/2026

August 15th. Ferragosto. The one day when the whole country decides to be somewhere else. 🌊🏔️

When I was growing up, it meant the beach at Viareggio or a day trip to Cinque Terre — water balloon fights, sand everywhere, the kind of chaos that only makes sense when you're ten.

These days I'm just as happy on a trail in the Apuane, or sitting at a long table in the woods somewhere in Garfagnana, with food appearing from nowhere and everyone talking at once (loud!)

Wherever Italians go on Ferragosto, one thing is guaranteed: there will be a lot of us. Except maybe in the cities — it could be you will have Lucca almost entirely to yourself and I am not so sure if you will find happy people at work!

Something to consider for next year. 😄

13/08/2026

August on the walls. 🌿
Every tour, every story, every terrible joke I’ve told in fifteen years of guiding — these cicadas have heard it all. 🤪😄
They’ve never once complained. Never left a one-star review. Never asked me to speak up or slow down.
Honestly? My most reliable audience.
September is quieter up here — fewer cicadas, same walls.

If you’re thinking about visiting this autumn, DM me

This is what Lucchese people/Italians actually eat in these hot days and throughout the summer. 🌾Not the usual pasta/piz...
08/08/2026

This is what Lucchese people/Italians actually eat in these hot days and throughout the summer. 🌾

Not the usual pasta/pizza. A big tray of farro salad — cold, filling, taken to the beach, the park, the mountains, wherever the summer takes you.

Farro (spelt) is one of Tuscany's oldest grains, and in Lucca it turns up everywhere in summer — in delis, in markets, in people's kitchens.

If you want to try it properly, I know exactly where to find it in the city. Or we can taste it together on a food tour — along with a few other things that might surprise you.

Not just pasta and pizza. I promise. 🙂 There's a winter version of farro, too!

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