The historical Republic of Lucca and its province provide a unique venue for the study of the
rich yet tumultuous urban and rural life of early modern Italy. And of the military defenses
of Renaissance and early modern Europe the historical period that witnessed the gunpowder
revolution and its attendant developments in defensive architecture, engineering, warfare, and
to a large extent culture and daily life. The Florentine novelist, Guido Piovene, maintained
that Lucca was the only Italian city which is totally enclosed, ringed about by the high
bulwark which it built in the 16th and 17th centuries, and which still hides it from the eyes
of anyone arriving from the surrounding plain. By the early nineteenth-century the starkly
forbidding appearance of the walls had been softened by the ring of trees planted atop the
massive walls leading poet Gabriele DAnnunzio to celebrate Lucca as the city of the wooded
circle. The Hotel Universo is in the very center of these walls. 46 Comfort rooms, 3 De Luxe
and 3 Junior Suites and 2 Family rooms equipped with direct dial phone, mini bar and
television. The restaurant, recently renovated, offers a very high quality an exquisite
cuisine in a quiet and refined environment, which is the perfect setting for the calm and
elegant atmosphere of Hotel universo. Utell Value Selection - Takes pride in creating a
friendly and informal atmosphere, providing excellent value for money for both business and
leisure stays.