Lucca or Siena
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If you had a car, I would definetly say Siena... in fact, I still might say Siean. But the Siena train station is not convenient to the center of town. But you could easily use busses for day trips.
I hope I am not confusing you. Siena has more to offer kids the ages of yours; it is an educational center and there are many young people about.
It has better shops, more museums, better food, a better cathedral, and more. Oh, go to Siena.
Lucca has less to see and the shops are less attractive. However, there are easy train connections. Do you want to see Pisa? If that is a priority, I guess Lucca might be better. But I like Siena. Stayed in both, and continue to visit Siena.
I hope I am not confusing you. Siena has more to offer kids the ages of yours; it is an educational center and there are many young people about.
It has better shops, more museums, better food, a better cathedral, and more. Oh, go to Siena.
Lucca has less to see and the shops are less attractive. However, there are easy train connections. Do you want to see Pisa? If that is a priority, I guess Lucca might be better. But I like Siena. Stayed in both, and continue to visit Siena.
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Well, if it were me, I'd take Lucca-it's a lovely little town, elegant, cultured, near the sea, not provinciale, with great shops and restaurents-a beautiful Duomo di San Martino (love those Duomos!-but I don't like Siena's zebra striped Duomo)the ancient Basilica di San Frediano with its LOVELY mosaic on the front, there's an ancient Clock Tower, you can bike around the ancient walls of the city, there's some lovely ancient Piazzas (Napoleone, San Martino) Lucca is a very lovely place.
As with Verona, I'm not a fan of Siena-other than seeing the Duomo and the Piazza del Campo, where the Palio is held-what's there to do there? Not much, and like Verona, I think it also has a very provincial air about it-some people like that, I don't.
As with Verona, I'm not a fan of Siena-other than seeing the Duomo and the Piazza del Campo, where the Palio is held-what's there to do there? Not much, and like Verona, I think it also has a very provincial air about it-some people like that, I don't.
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