From the coast to Lucca

We came down the coast of northern Italy, their Riviera, usually packed in summer with tourists from northern Europe, but at this time of year, and raining (sometimes heavily), it's empty, and most of the camping areas are closed. The first picture shows Viareggio, one of the popular beaches, as we saw it.
From there, we came away from the coast to Lucca, which everyone likes, "you must stay there at least two days", they say, so we did. The second picture is of one of many church towers in the town, taken from the wall which encircles it. This wall is wonderful for walking, running and cycling on, in these times, but I doubt it is tall enough to have been much of a protective measure in days gone by. The third picture shows the wall, and the fourth is a statue of Puccini, (one of many in these parts), in the square outside the house in which he was born.