Me and Lewis went on another holiday to Italy with his parents in Tuscany. We were in a villa that was practically in the middle of nowhere so our hopes for local caching was ruined! We ended up having a day trip to Lucca with intentions to drop off the latest trackable we had. All of the caches were just a bit too small to fit the trackable inside so sadly that has come back home with us.
Lucca is known for its Renaissance walls which still stand in great condition as well as it's historic city center. It has history dating back from the Roman age as well as Medieval and Renaissance architecture.
Il Labirinto
The first cache we found was located near St Martin's Cathedral, it was founded in the 6th century and build up over the years with the final renovations happening in the 14th and 15th centuries. After seeing some impressive Renaissance architecture in Florence I was surprised at how this building had small tier pillars with such fine details and not noting seeing anything like that before in Florence. The outside was very beautiful and decorated in the usual Renaissance marble.
The cache hint was "You'll see a mouth" and along the floor was a small lion with an open mouth, although the cache was actually inside it was just slightly to the left in a gap on the wall. It was nice and small but the log was very full with old receipts and scraps of paper being used.
La vecchia Manifattura
This cache was hard to spot if you're not the size of a basketball player. I had to use my camera to take a picture on top of the pillar to see if anything was up there.
We found one trackable inside and have taken with us! The trackable is called FarmtagZ (wasn't named anything) and it's mission is to Pass by Washington DC, Hawaii, Paris and London by taking a photo at least every time. Easy for us to actually achieve on of these!
You have to try out this Gelato ice cream shop, Gelatarium. You build your own ice cream and pay by weight (kind of expensive..) there are several ice creams to choose from and lots of toppings! I went for chocolate and strawberry with milk and white chocolate sauce; topped with cookie pieces. Lewis went for strawberry, milk and melon. Mine came out at 4 euros and Lewis' at 3ish. It works out a lot but it's super fun and yummy!
This cache was located near a water fountain and we only found the cache with the help of a spoiler picture. The cache container is actually really easy to spot so I'm not sure how it hasn't been spotted! Lewis filled up our bottle at the fountain too!
There were several other caches in Lucca we attempted but had no luck in finding. One particular cache seemed interested but we think we may have been sabotaged but someone claimed to have found it after us. If you're ever around Lucca try out Torre Guinigi and let me know if you find it! It is a premium cache.
The last cache found was located is Toscany, it's hidden in a hole along a wall. You just have to stick your hand in and hope for the best!
So we have a new trackable under our belt in which we need to move on towards London. As well as moving on the older trackable we still have. Lucca is definitely a place worth visiting and it's fun to find the caches along the way!
