Are there alimentari in Lucca where I can taste olive oil before buying bottles?
I am thinking of something like Baroni store in Florence.

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greg, I googled olive oil tasting, then Lucca Italy. The following was the first among many sites:

http://www.lacappellalucca.it/presen...ing-lucca.html

Your question sounds like a good trip report in the making!

Now that I visited Lucca, I know a few stores to buy Luccan olive oil. One I ended up buying bottles was La Grotta at north end of the outside facing wall of Anfiteatro. There was another one with access from the inside of the Anfiteatro, but I liked the selections at La Grotta better. Also on Via Roma near Piazza Bernardini, I saw a store selling olive oil, but the store was closed due to "pausa." It looked more upscale than the ones on via Filungo. I found these three just by wondering around.