The annual event returns to slowly discover the rich artistic, cultural, naturalistic, and food and wine heritage of Italy's cities and villages. The theme of the 22nd Urban Trekking is The Ways of the Jubilee, exploring history, art, and spirituality. It features routes and itineraries that invite reflection and encounter, savoring the journey as an experience of inner growth, connection with the landscape, and dialogue between cultures.

Lucca, the Jubilee Routes Churches and palaces, alleys and squares, saints and pilgrims. Lucca is a city rich in history, places of art and faith, a crossroads of pilgrimage routes, from the Via Francigena to the Via Matildica del Volto Santo, from the Cammino di San Jacopo to the Cammino di Santa Giulia.

Today, as in the past, we pass through places of spirituality where we can pause and observe the beauty that surrounds us, reflect on the human experience, and encounter ourselves and others. Leaving behind the city walls, which for centuries have welcomed travelers and pilgrims from all over the world, we walk along the Roman decumanus toward two churches in the ancient heart of the city: the Basilica of Saints Paolino and Donato, a Renaissance church that houses the remains of the city's patron saint, as well as works of art and mementos linked to the history and traditions of the city and its walls; the church of San Michele in Foro, in the square of the same name where the Roman Forum once stood, in the Romanesque-Pisan style and on whose façade stands out the large marble statue of the Archangel Michael, with wings and metal plates in the act of defeating the dragon with the spear.

Travel time: 2 hours Length: 2.5 km Difficulty: Low

Starting point: IAT Piazzale Verdi c/o Porta San Donato Vecchia Departure times: 11:00 am and 3:00 pm (1 group of max 20 people per departure) For information and reservations (requests): tel. 0583 442213 - info@turismo.lucca.it or tel. 0583 583150 - turismolucca@luccaplus.it