The walls of Lucca (Le mura di Lucca or Giro delle Mura in Italian) is the largest example in Europe of walls built according to the principles of modern fortification to have survived intact in a big city. The current walls, four kilometers and 195 meters long, is the result of the last reconstruction campaign, […]

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The construction of Palazzo Pfanner (Palazzo Pfanner in Italian) dates back to 1660, by Moriconi. The Controni bought the palace in 1680 . Felix Pfanner (1818-1892), a native of brewer Hörbranz (Austria), acquired gradually the whole structure after placing from 1846, the brewery: the historic Pfanner Brewery. The palace is still owned by the Pfanner […]

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The National Museum of Villa Guinigi (Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi in Italian) is a museum of Lucca. The villa that houses the museum was built by Paolo Guinigi, Lord of Lucca, around 1413. The villa has a single elongated body, with airy loggias with arches supported by columns. The collections of the National Museum […]

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The house-museum of Giacomo Puccini ( Museo Casa natale di Giacomo Puccini in Italian) is a historical museum located in Lucca and birthplace of the composer. The house – museum occupies the premises of the apartment where the Italian composer was born on December 22 , 1858. The family of Giacomo Puccini moved here in […]

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The Ducal Palace of Lucca (Palazzo Ducale in Italian) is located in Piazza Napoleone. It is also called Palazzo della Signoria or Palazzo della Provincia. In this area, there was the great Fortezza Augusta residence of Castruccio Castracani, and his palace apparently designed by Giotto. The huge complex, which covered about a fifth of the […]

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