Lucca - Monuments Baluardo Santa Maria The Bulwark of Santa Maria is part of the imposing defensive circle of the walls of Lucca. It is called so because it presents an effigy depicting Mary on one of the corners. The walls, together with the bulwarks and towers, were built in the Renaissance. Along the whole route there are rows of ornamental trees that make the perimeter the most beautiful walk in the city.
Lucca - Monuments Madonna dello Stellario The Column of Our Lady of the Stellario is the work of the sculptor Giovanni Lazzoni and is a baroque insert of great importance. The statue was placed above the Column in 1687 and appears to be the first monument to the Immaculate Conception built in Italy.
Lucca - Monuments Baluardo San Pietro Porta San Pietro is a door of the walls of Lucca, it was erected between 1565 and 1566, by Alessandro Resta, and is part of the Renaissance wall circle. The Porta San Pietro opens with three doors, topped in the center by a shield with the coat of arms of St. Peter with the engraving “libertas” and on the sides it has two lions inserted in niches.