Piazza San Michele (San Michele Square), Lucca

The Piazza San Michele is also known as the Piazza delle Catene due to the typical definition of the square by columns linked by heavy chains. The square is surrounded by Medieval buildings which are easily recognizable for their architectural style with arches and decorated windows. There are also impressive palaces such as Palazzo Gigli. The Piazza San Michele was paved with bricks for the first time in the fifteenth century. Later, in the eighteenth century it was renovated with gray stone and bricks surrounded by columns with chains. The square is home to the magnificent church of San Michele in Foro. In September and during Christmas, different exhibitions are held in Piazza San Michele.