As the title suggest, me and my wife (both class of '94) are planning to rent a house/apartment in Lucca for ~5 weeks in June and July. The intent is to check out the are for possibly buying a place in Italy and spending 1/2 the year, or maybe more, there in our retirement years.

Are there any Ags in the Lucca area, or Tuscany in general, who might have already blazed a trail that could share some tips and tricks? TIA everyone...we're super excited.