Piazza dell’Anfiteatro
Piazza dell'Anfiteatro is a public square in the northeast quadrant of the walled center of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. The ring of buildings surrounding the square follows the elliptical shape of the former second century Roman amphitheater of Lucca.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in the city of Lucca, built on the remains of the ancient Roman amphitheater (2nd century AD), which determined its closed elliptical shape
- Also known as: “Piazza del Mercato”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guinigi Tower and Basilica of San Frediano.
Guinigi Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Basilica of San Frediano
Church
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sorbano del Giudice and Sorbano del Vescovo.
Sorbano del Vescovo
Hamlet
Sorbano del Vescovo is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Piazza dell’Anfiteatro.
Piazza dell’Anfiteatro
- Categories: tourism, pedestrian zone, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Lucca, Lucca, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.84535° or 43° 50′ 43″ north
Longitude
10.50615° or 10° 30′ 22″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FMGRGW4+4F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Piazza dell’Anfiteatro” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Anfiteatroaren plaza”
- Chinese: “圆形竞技场广场”
- Chinese: “圓形競技場廣場”
- Danish: “Piazza dell’Anfiteatro”
- Dutch: “Piazza dell’Anfiteatro”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان ديل انفيتياترو”
- Esperanto: “Placo de la Amfiteatro”
- French: “Place de l’Amphitheatre”
- French: “Place de l’Amphithéatre”
- French: “place de l’Amphithéâtre”
- French: “Place de l’Amphithéâtre”
- German: “Piazza Anfiteatro”
- German: “Piazza del Mercato”
- German: “Piazza dell’Anfiteatro”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro di Lucca”
- Italian: “Piazza Anfiteatro”
- Italian: “piazza dell’Anfiteatro”
- Italian: “Piazza dell’Anfiteatro”
- Japanese: “アンフィテアトロ広場”
- Russian: “Площадь Амфитеатра”
- Spanish: “Plaza del Anfiteatro”
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