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Municipality of Lucca
Lucca is chief town of province, it counts approximately 82.000 inhabitants and it is situated in one short lowland on the left of the Serchio river, surrounded by its characteristic “mura” fortification. The geographic position of Lucca is optima, the town is separated 20 Km from Pisa, 70 from Florence, 25 from Viareggio and approximately 100 from Massa. It confines with the province of Pisa, of Florence, of Pistoia and Massa, and occupies, with this last one, the northern extremity of Tuscany. All the territory of Lucca is composed by the countryside, by the mountain of Garfagnana, the hills of Media Valle and by the splendid Versilia, marine locality visited in the summer by many tourists from all over Europe.
Lucca enjoys a sweet and moderated climate: thanks to the vicinity of the sea to mountains, in the summer we have one moderated sultriness, while in winter the great water mass, yields the accumulated heat mitigating the typical rigors of the season. The landscape around the town is of different types: from the sunny and sandy beaches, to the Alpi Apuane where also in summer it can be cold. This renders Lucca one ideal touristic destination also from the climatic point of view. The town has a mediaeval structure, even if its roots go back to the roman age: a proof of this past is the beautifull Amphitheater. Lucca was a free Common since 1119, knew the maximum splendor between the XII and XIII centuries, thanks also to the commerce of the silk.
The economic system of the Province of Lucca is one of the strongest of Tuscany, thanks also to one polyvalent productive vocation: the industry with its multiple fields of activity (paper, nautical, footwear, mechanics, chemical, etc.), agriculture and tourism industry with its various offerings: sea, mountain, cultural tourism, the typical farm holidays, flowers, typical food, wine and oil.
The main issue that the Lucca Municipality wishes to address in the exchange of experience with the other MEDA and European Project Partners within PAMLED is the environmental education in water management and waste recycling.
Lucca enjoys a sweet and moderated climate: thanks to the vicinity of the sea to mountains, in the summer we have one moderated sultriness, while in winter the great water mass, yields the accumulated heat mitigating the typical rigors of the season. The landscape around the town is of different types: from the sunny and sandy beaches, to the Alpi Apuane where also in summer it can be cold. This renders Lucca one ideal touristic destination also from the climatic point of view. The town has a mediaeval structure, even if its roots go back to the roman age: a proof of this past is the beautifull Amphitheater. Lucca was a free Common since 1119, knew the maximum splendor between the XII and XIII centuries, thanks also to the commerce of the silk.
The economic system of the Province of Lucca is one of the strongest of Tuscany, thanks also to one polyvalent productive vocation: the industry with its multiple fields of activity (paper, nautical, footwear, mechanics, chemical, etc.), agriculture and tourism industry with its various offerings: sea, mountain, cultural tourism, the typical farm holidays, flowers, typical food, wine and oil.
The main issue that the Lucca Municipality wishes to address in the exchange of experience with the other MEDA and European Project Partners within PAMLED is the environmental education in water management and waste recycling.
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Last updated: 03.07.2008
