Villa Reale of Marlia
Admission ticket to the garden, to Villa Reale and to the Clock House
Capannori
You will discover the magnificent 16-hectare-long garden of Villa Reale and all its arboreal heritage, particularly its camellias, the prettiest ones in Lucca.
Mode
on foot
Duration
2h
Number of people
1-20
Days
every day
Months
February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, weekends and holidays in November, December.
Tour type
shared
Additional information
- Activities included
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- Info
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- Description
Activities included
- visit of the Park of Villa Reale of Marlia
- visit of the Villa and of the Clock House
Not included in the program
- anything not mentioned under "activities included"
Villa Reale, Via Fraga Alta 2 in Marlia (LU) from 10.00 a.m.
Opening hours can be found at www.villarealedimarlia.it.
Comfortable clothing is recommended.
€ 15 per person for groups of more than 10 people.
€ 18 per person (min 1)
You will discover the magnificent 16-hectare-long garden of Villa Reale and all its arboreal heritage, particularly its camellias, the prettiest ones in Lucca. You will immerse yourself in the multitude of paths and gardens of the Villa: the Lemon Garden, with more than 200 vases of citruses, the Spanish Garden and the Italian Garden. You will explore the Green Theatre, the oldest in Europe, where world-famous violinist Niccolò Paganini performed for Elisa Baciocchi, and the Water Theatre, built around a large pool, decorated with waterfalls and statues. You will visit the interiors of the majestic Villa Reale and its chambers, decorated by Elisa Baciocchi to her imperial taste. You will discover the museum inside the Clock House and the extravagant collections of Countess Mimì Pecci Blunt. And finally you will be impressed by Pan’s Grotto, the oldest Nymphaeum among the villas of Lucca.
Characteristics of the experience
Host presentation
Villa Reale
Villa Reale is one of the oldest and most luxurious villas to visit in the territory of Lucca and its province. Elisa Baciocchi, Napoleon's sister and at the time ruler, first of Lucca and then of all of Tuscany, also lived there. Today you can visit the restored complex, which covers 16 hectares and includes the majestic Villa Reale, the elegant Palazzina dell'Orologio, Villa del Vescovo and the splendid park that still retains its original 17th-century layout, with its geometrically ordered evergreens. Also the Italian Garden and the Water Theater are very beautiful, the latter extends around a large pool decorated with waterfalls, statues and masks, not forgetting the Spanish Garden in deco style, the Avenue of the Camellias, the Fishpond and Pan's Cave.
