San Michele in Foro
Guide
Photo: Photo2023 · CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 15–25 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A church with an amazingly tall, lacy white front of little columns, topped by a statue of the archangel Michael, on the old Roman forum.
A brief history
The front was built extra-tall in the 1200s to impress; the money ran out before the nave behind it was raised to match.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon light
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 15–25 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually open daily (check)
Reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- Inside the walls: Towers, churches and the oval square: the whole old town, compact and car-light.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
More in Lucca
City walls of LuccaWalk · A 4 km ring of broad, tree-lined ramparts, now a park where locals walk, jog and cycle,…Free
Lucca CathedralChurch · A cathedral with a front of stacked marble arcades, each column carved differently;…≈ A$7
Piazza dell'AnfiteatroSight · An oval square ringed by tall, pastel houses, entered through low arches, with cafés…Free