Piazza dell'Anfiteatro
Lucca, Italy

Piazza dell'Anfiteatro

Type: square / Roman architecture

An elliptical square that has preserved the exact shape of a 2nd-century Roman amphitheater, visible also in the outlines of the surrounding buildings erected directly on ancient foundations. Cafes and shops line the square, and the space remains lively throughout the day and evening. Access is through four narrow passages in the residential block that surrounds the square.

Tickets

Entry: 🟢 Free entry

The square is publicly accessible free of charge throughout the day.

Parking nearby

Parcheggio riservato

Open 24 hours garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 2 min to the attraction (134m)

Address: Piazza San Pietro Somaldi, 10, Lucca

Opening hours: Open 24 hours

Pro Classic Cycle

Closed (opens at 09:00) garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 3 min to the attraction (194m)

Address: Via Fontana, 31, Lucca

Opening hours: 09:00–19:30

Phone: +39 371 588 6457

Ride the Walls

Closed (opens at 10:00) garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 3 min to the attraction (238m)

Address: Via Cesare Battisti, 24, Lucca

Opening hours: 10:00–19:00

Phone: +39 348 920 3325

Parcheggi METRO

Open 24 hours garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 4 min to the attraction (279m)

Address: Area di parcheggio, Area di parcheggio, Piazza Santa Maria, 13, Lucca

Opening hours: Open 24 hours

Phone: +39 0583 197 1480

Parcheggio Piazza Santa Maria

Open 24 hours garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 4 min to the attraction (289m)

Address: Piazza Santa Maria, 13, Lucca

Opening hours: Open 24 hours

Phone: +39 0583 492255

Parking Lot Lucca

garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 4 min to the attraction (291m)

Address: Lucca

Parcheggio

garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 5 min to the attraction (350m)

Address: Piazza dei Servi, 11, Lucca

Parcheggio Piazza Santa Maria Foris Portam

Open 24 hours garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 5 min to the attraction (365m)

Address: Via della Rosa, Lucca

Opening hours: Open 24 hours

Piazza S. Ponziano

Open 24 hours garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 7 min to the attraction (560m)

Address: Via Elisa, Lucca

Opening hours: Open 24 hours

Phone: +39 0583 492255

Il parcheggio del borgo

Closed (opens at 08:00) garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 8 min to the attraction (580m)

Address: Via Augusto Passaglia, 318, Lucca

Opening hours: 08:00–20:00

Phone: +39 0583 330882

Parcheggio Corso Garibaldi

Open 24 hours garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 8 min to the attraction (610m)

Address: Corso Garibaldi, 74, Lucca

Opening hours: Open 24 hours

Pasquinelli F.Lli Garage - Guarded

Closed (opens at 08:00) garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 9 min to the attraction (699m)

Address: Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 78, Lucca

Opening hours: see details
Monday: 08:00–20:00 Tuesday: 08:00–20:00 Wednesday: 08:00–20:00 Thursday: 08:00–20:00 Friday: 08:00–20:00 Saturday: 08:00–20:00 Sunday: Closed

Phone: +39 0583 419760

Parcheggio Viale Giuseppe Giusti

Open 24 hours garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 10 min to the attraction (740m)

Address: Viale Giuseppe Giusti, 465-309, Lucca

Opening hours: Open 24 hours

Parcheggio Piazzale Umberto I

Open 24 hours garage/underground Outside ZTL 🚶 10 min to the attraction (783m)

Address: Piazzale Umberto I, 3, Lucca

Opening hours: Open 24 hours

Nearby restaurants

Price:
L'Angolo Tondo

L'Angolo Tondo

Closed (opens at 12:00)
⭐ 4.80 1493 reviews 38m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

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Address: Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, 51, Lucca

Phone: +39 350 532 6165

Opening hours: 12:00–14:15, 19:00–22:00

Osteria Baralla

Osteria Baralla

Closed (opens at 11:00)
⭐ 4.30 2115 reviews 53m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

€€

Address: Via dell'Anfiteatro, 9, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 464599

Opening hours: see details
Monday: 11:00–15:00, 19:00–00:00 Tuesday: 11:00–15:00, 19:00–00:00 Wednesday: 11:00–15:00, 19:00–00:00 Thursday: 11:00–15:00, 19:00–00:00 Friday: 11:00–15:00, 19:00–00:00 Saturday: 11:00–15:00, 19:00–00:00 Sunday: Closed
Ristorante Pizzeria K2

Ristorante Pizzeria K2

Closed (opens at 11:30)
⭐ 4.20 931 reviews 53m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

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Address: Via dell'Anfiteatro, 107, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 467170

Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 11:30–23:00, Weekend: 11:30–16:00, 19:00–23:00

Trattoria Canuleia

Trattoria Canuleia

Closed (opens at 12:00)
⭐ 4.50 817 reviews 67m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

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Address: Via Canuleia, 14, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 467470

Opening hours: see details
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–22:00 Wednesday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–22:00 Thursday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–22:00 Friday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–22:00 Saturday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–22:00 Sunday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:00
Gigi Trattoria

Gigi Trattoria

Closed (opens at 12:00)
⭐ 4.50 2035 reviews 139m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

€€

Address: Piazza del Carmine, 7, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 467266

Opening hours: see details
Monday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Tuesday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Friday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Saturday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Sunday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30
Osteria San Giorgio

Osteria San Giorgio

Closed (opens at 12:00)
⭐ 4.40 1439 reviews 214m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

€€

Address: Via San Giorgio, 26, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 953233

Opening hours: see details
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Wednesday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Thursday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Friday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Saturday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Sunday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30
Origami Take Away

Origami Take Away

Closed (opens at 17:00)
⭐ 4.30 541 reviews 242m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

€€

Address: Via Michele Rosi, 13, Lucca

Phone: +39 331 218 1351

Opening hours: see details
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 17:00–22:30 Wednesday: 17:00–22:30 Thursday: 17:00–22:30 Friday: 17:00–22:30 Saturday: 17:00–22:30 Sunday: 17:00–22:30
Ristorante All'Olivo (Chat sul sito)

Ristorante All'Olivo (Chat sul sito)

Closed (opens at 12:30)
⭐ 4.30 776 reviews 271m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

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Address: Via dell'Arancio, 38, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 493129

Opening hours: 12:30–15:30, 19:00–23:30

Pizzeria da Felice

Pizzeria da Felice

Closed (opens at 12:00)
⭐ 4.30 1645 reviews 278m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

Address: Via Buia, 12, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 494986

Opening hours: see details
Monday: 12:00–14:30, 16:00–20:30 Tuesday: 12:00–14:30, 16:00–20:30 Wednesday: 12:00–14:30, 16:00–20:30 Thursday: 12:00–14:30, 16:00–20:30 Friday: 12:00–14:30, 16:00–20:30 Saturday: 12:00–14:30, 16:00–20:30 Sunday: Closed
Trattoria da Leo

Trattoria da Leo

Closed (opens at 12:00)
⭐ 4.10 2611 reviews 333m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

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Address: Via Tegrimi, 1, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 492236

Opening hours: see details
Monday: 12:00–15:00, 19:30–22:00 Tuesday: 12:00–15:00, 19:30–22:00 Wednesday: 12:00–15:00, 19:30–22:00 Thursday: 12:00–15:00, 19:30–22:00 Friday: 12:00–15:00, 19:30–22:00 Saturday: 12:00–15:00, 19:30–22:00 Sunday: 12:00–15:00
Osteria VispaTeresa

Osteria VispaTeresa

Closed (opens at 12:00)
⭐ 4.30 665 reviews 385m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

€€

Address: Via Santa Croce, 88, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 080713

Opening hours: see details
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:00 Wednesday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:00 Thursday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:00 Friday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Saturday: 12:00–15:00, 19:00–22:30 Sunday: 12:00–15:00
Gli Orti di Via Elisa

Gli Orti di Via Elisa

Closed (opens at 12:00)
⭐ 4.40 2234 reviews 445m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

bar €€

Address: Via Elisa, 17, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 491241

Opening hours: see details
Monday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–23:00 Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–23:00 Friday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–23:00 Saturday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–23:00 Sunday: 12:00–14:30, 19:00–23:00
Buca di Sant'Antonio

Buca di Sant'Antonio

Closed (opens at 12:30)
⭐ 4.60 2279 reviews 459m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

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Address: Via della Cervia, 3, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 55881

Opening hours: see details
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 12:30–14:30, 19:30–22:00 Wednesday: 12:30–14:30, 19:30–22:00 Thursday: 12:30–14:30, 19:30–22:00 Friday: 12:30–14:30, 19:30–22:00 Saturday: 12:30–14:30, 19:30–22:00 Sunday: Closed
Rusticanella 2 da Luca

Rusticanella 2 da Luca

Closed (opens at 11:30)
⭐ 4.50 2510 reviews 492m

Rating and review counts are periodically refreshed. Last update: 18.06.2026

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Address: Via San Paolino, 32, Lucca

Phone: +39 0583 55383

Opening hours: see details
Monday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 11:30–22:30 Thursday: 11:30–22:30 Friday: 11:30–22:30 Saturday: 11:30–22:30 Sunday: 11:30–22:30