Lucca, Tuscany - the city collects the success of the public for its beauty comparable to its neighboring Pisa and Florence, but without the typical crowds of tourists in the two cities.

Forbes, famous because every year draws up the ranking of richest people in the world, on 3 September he published an article entitled: The most idyllic place to live in Europe.

The news bounced in Italy from the site www.newseconomia.com.

The question posed to a group of experts in the fields of travel, 'five European cities where you choose to take up residence, with unspoiled tranquility, where mass tourism has not yet come'.


Gillian Pearsall, marketing manager of Intrepid Travel has responded without hesitation: "Lucca - because he has all the charm of Tuscany and the beauty of her neighbors Pisa and Florence, but without the typical crowds of tourists in the two cities."

The news was also commented upon by the Mayor of Lucca, Mauro Favilla that the Mayor expressed his satisfaction: "Such advertising is unprecedented in Lucca, mainly because Forbes is a magazine read throughout the world and has a high reputation in the world of finance. His readers are economists, lawyers, tycoons, industrialists and read all the wonder that is of our city. Surely it is a promotion for the tourism of the highest quality. How we feel strengthened in the administration continue in the many initiatives we are pursuing redevelopment, who see the recovery of the squares and public monuments.

Many merits of Lucca, in accordance with the vision of the magazine, because besides the beauty of the city, "jealousy" preserves the historic landmarks, architectural and stone-paved streets, offers an enviable location, half an hour from the sea and hour from the mountains to ski and is still close to other cities like Florence and Pisa.

A statement worthy of note are the alert for the beautiful shops and boutiques where to buy 'Italian Style'.


The experts advise against Forbes who want to buy a home in Lucca, take the many Englishmen who bought in the seventies and eighties and are now ready to derive much more. "Better take it somewhere that the Lucchese had a legacy," is the suggestion.

The experts at the top of Forbes selected Patmos, a small Greek island in the Aegean famous for being mentioned in the Apocalypse, 2700 inhabitants for 34 square kilometers. A little jewel, relaxed atmosphere where people live and where there are some homes of Italians. Patricia Schultz has in the book "The thousand places to see before you die."

In third place is Saignon a country in southern France in Provence houses full of colorful flowers.

But Lucca is another thing: it is truly a unique city in the world.

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