Large piazza ringed with restaurants (many with tourist menu in multiple languages) and a few interesting shops - jewelry, pottery, prepared local food. But mostly filled with tourist-oriented souvenirs. A big open space with lots of foot traffic to perhaps grab a gelato and watch the world walk by and imagine what it looked like in ancient times. More

IT wasn't market day when we were there but the shape of the place is wonderful and a great place to people watch and have a cappaucino. More

The anfiteatro is a piazza that was built around an old Roman Amphitheater. Now the shops and restaurants around this piazza cater to tourists. It is interesting to see and to envision what is must have looked like, but there are no longer any vestiges of Roman times. More

Fun to people watch, great for Architects, historians and cultural interests! Boutiques are a little expensive, but the food and wine were great! More

Lucca is only about 25 minutes (and 3 euro) by train from Pisa. Obviously no Leaning Tower but a well-preserved medieval town and less of a modern business centre than Pisa. The Piazza Antiteatro is built on the sit eof a former Roman amphitheatre and maintains the outline form of this former use. Lined with cafes etc. and a good... More

the old original stones still to be found near one of the gates, the magic of the idea that over the centuries they used the stones of the Roman Anfitheatre to build poor people's homes: we modern humans did not invented the idea of "recycling", it existed before! More

Not sure what the big fuss is about, however we did visit in winter and only a couple of shops open. Maybe its different in summer. More

see it from the inside, and the outside, not all the add ons over the years, from roman times to today, and understand its oddity. The bars in the oval, are sadly well orientated towards the "TOURIST" and therefore I would say no comment, as I do not like to be treated as so, and do not appreciate the international... More

This square - well its really an oval is small but perfect to be in. It can be a bit touristy at peak times but it is still a good place to people watch More