San Michele square - Lucca

Piazza San Michele was the very center of the city during the Roman's age. Its perfect square shape is due to the fact that it was the junction of the "cardo" and the "decumanus", the main straight streets of a Roman town. At the center of this square you'll find the church of San Michele in Foro (usually "in Foro" is neglected, so call it just San Michele).
In December there is a market that covers all the square and where you can find anything you want (food, clothes, shoes, handcrafts, ...).
Beautiful medieval buildings surround this square. Behind the rear of the church, and in the stretts around, there are bakery/pastry shops, here you can find typical cakes of Lucca like "treccia", "buccellato" and "torta di erbe".