Mastiano: Village Culture, Hills and Cycling Route

Mastiano between village culture and hilly landscapes

Bus Connection and Cycling Route

Bus route E13 connects Mastiano, Aquilea, Ponte a Moriano and Lucca. The timetable is valid from March 30, 2026. If you do not want to plan your journey exclusively around the car, this connection is one of the specific mobility options you can take into account when planning.

For cyclists, the Lucca–Mastiano–Gugliano–Aquilea route is described as 14.8 km long, with 434 metres of elevation gain. The route is fully paved and runs mostly along roads with little traffic. The first 500 metres outside Lucca are explicitly identified as an exception. This clearly distinguishes both the route and the particular traffic situation at its beginning.

Church, Remembrance and Local History

A prominent memorial is the Monumento ai caduti della prima guerra mondiale. It is a sandstone stele featuring a bronze relief of the winged allegory of Victory and a marble plaque. The design thus combines stone, bronze and marble in a single monument, whose allegorical relief adds a distinctive cultural accent.

The parish church of Mastiano is dedicated to Saint Andrew the Apostle, Sant’ Andrea apostolo in Italian. S. Andrea di Mastiano is also recorded under June 7, 1360, in a diocesan chancery index. Visitors interested in historical local references can therefore find both the church’s dedication and a specific date from the documented history of the area.

The feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Sant’ Andrea apostolo, is celebrated in Mastiano on November 30. This date gives the local church and festival tradition a clear annual reference, without reducing the cultural character of the area to a single attraction.

Hills, Oratorio and Befana Traditions

Mastiano is one of the places associated with the Morianese hills. In the area around Gugliano, Mastiano and Mammoli, the Oratorio di San Ginese also stands on a hill overlooking the surrounding landscape.

A special tradition is the Befana of Mastiano, Gugliano and Aquilea: a traditional village procession accompanied by songs. The Befana of Mastiano and Aquilea travels from the hills to Lucca’s historic city centre and is accompanied by its own songs. Both descriptions connect Mastiano with a lively form of procession while also referring to different geographical settings—once between several places, and once from the hills to Lucca’s historic city centre.

Other Places for Orientation

For further orientation, you can also visit Pieve Di Brancoli, San Lorenzo A Vaccoli, Monte San Quirico, Farneta, Aquilea, Chiatri, San Pietro A Vico and Montuolo.

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