Famous for its historical monuments, it is one of the few capitals to preserve the historical centre, full of ancient structures from various eras, completely surrounded by sixteenth-century walls which are intact and almost unchanged over the centuries. It is a notable art city of Italy. Officially of Roman origins, but on probable earlier settlements, Lucca, a city of merchants and weavers, maintained its autonomy as an independent state for several centuries until 1799.
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