VILLA REALE: ENCHANTMENT AND WONDER
Guided tour of the Villa's interior and park, exploring history, legend, anecdotes, and curiosities.
4, 11, 17, 25 April 15:00
5, 12, 19, 26 April 10:30
Meeting point: Villa Reale di Marlia - outside the ticket office
Cost: €26,00, free for children under 9
Jade Paolini
Information and reservations: tel. 339 6496884 - giada.dadatour@gmail.com

THE KING'S PAINTER
Themed tours of the exhibition dedicated to Tuscan artist Luigi Norfini on the bicentenary of his birth.
National Museum of Villa Guinigi
4, 17, 22, 24 April 11:00
8th April 15:00
23th April 17:00
Cost: Entrance included in the museum ticket.
National Museums of Lucca - luccamuseinazionali.it
Information and reservations: tel. 334 6537619 - mn-lu.villaguinigi@cultura.gov.it

LUCCA UNEDITED
Mysteries and legends, stories and secrets, ghosts and gossip of a surprising and little-known city.
4 18 and April
17:00 PM | Meeting point: portico of the Cathedral of San Martino
Cost: €15,00 adults, €12,00 children up to 12 years old
Antonella Marcucci
Information and reservations: tel. 339 6328832 - info@guidelucca.it

VILLA GUINIGI AND SAN FRANCESCO: IN THE HEART OF THE MIDDLE AGES
A journey through Lucca's Middle Ages, when the city was a political, artistic, and spiritual center where friars and lords resided.
5th April
10:30 a.m. | Meeting point: Church of San Micheletto
Cost: €15,00 adults, €12,00 children up to 12 years old (entrance to the Villa Guinigi Museum included).
Antonella Marcucci
Information and reservations: tel. 339 6328832 - info@guidelucca.it

THE WOMEN OF LUCCA
The lives and adventures of the city's most important women: Santa Zita, Ilaria del Carretto, Lucida Mansi, Maddalena Trenta.
5th April
15:00 a.m. | Meeting point: Piazza Napoleone
Cost: € 12,00
Traveling with Tessa
Information and reservations: tel. 339 8806229

ARIADNE'S THREAD
A series of thematic guided tours of the Cathedral Museum Complex and the churches in the Lucca area.
11 18 and April
16:00 PM | Meeting point: inside St. Martin's Cathedral
Silk cloths, and other items for the sacred use of clothing. A journey through the vast collection of precious textile vestments from Lucca Cathedral, which illustrate the centuries-old success of Lucca's silk production throughout Europe.
Cost: € 4,00
Third Millennium Association APS
Information and reservations: tel. 342 1466451 - didatticaterzomillennio@gmail.com

THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY FACE
The results and discoveries of the restoration of the small temple: the fragments of pictorial decoration from the Civitavecchia era and the large painted cross, likely a remnant of the previous medieval chapel.
24th April
17:45 PM and 18:30 PM | St. Martin's Cathedral
Cost: €4,00 (entrance ticket to the Cathedral included)
Third Millennium Association APS
Information and reservations: tel. 342 1466451 - didatticaterzomillennio@gmail.com

BLACK LUCCA
Crimes, mysteries, capital punishments, deeds and misdeeds in Lucca from the Middle Ages to the first half of the nineteenth century.
25th April
15:00 PM | Meeting point: Lucca railway station
Cost: € 12,00
Traveling with Tessa
Information and reservations: tel. 339 8806229

LUCCA BETWEEN MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Discovering the characters, legends, and curiosities of Lucca, on the trail of ghosts and infernal devils.
26th April
15:00 PM | Meeting point: St. Martin's Cathedral
Cost: € 12,00
Traveling with Tessa
Information and reservations: tel. 339 8806229

LUCCA RED LIGHTS
A walk through the alleys and places of pleasure and sin of a Lucca of the past.
26th April
17:00 PM | Meeting point: Puccini statue in Cittadella Square
Cost: €20,00 - tour not suitable for children under 14
Jade Paolini
Information and reservations: tel. 339 6496884 - giada.dadatour@gmail.com

LUCCA, ART AND MUSIC ON THE VIA FRANCIGENA
Historical and cultural itinerary dedicated to the Via Francigena, with musical entertainment.
27 28 and April
9:30 a.m. | Meeting point: in front of Caffè Santa Zita
Cost: €25,00, €5,00 for children up to 12 years old
Francesco Buè
Information and reservations: tel. 320 8979288 - francesco.bue85@gmail.com

GUIDED TOURS OF THE COLLECTION

Guided tours for individuals, families, and small groups.
An interesting and convenient way to discover the wonders of the city.

GIOVANNI BOLDINI. THE SEDUCTION OF PAINTING
A guided tour of works that illustrate the evolution of Boldini's painting through feminine beauty.
every Sunday until May 31st
10:30 a.m. | Horse Riding
Cost: €20,00 (entrance and guided tour)
Contemplations
Info and reservations: tel. 389 2346010 or lucca@contemplazioni.it

SISTER MADNESS
Guided tours of the former Maggiano Psychiatric Hospital and Mario Tobino's rooms.
last Saturday of every month
9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. | Former Maggiano Psychiatric Hospital, Maggiano
Cost: A voluntary contribution is requested to support the Foundation's activities.
Mario Tobino Foundation
Information and reservations: tel. 0583 327243 - info@fondazionemariotobino - fondazionemariotobino.it/prenota

LOOK AT LUCCA
A relaxing walk through thousand-year history, among the customs and flavours of an ancient city that has preserved its identity as a small capital over the centuries.
From November 8st to March 31st, Saturdays and Sundays at 14:00 pm
From April 1st to October 30th, every day at 14:00 pm
Languages: Italian / English
Meeting point: Piazzale Verdi, tourist information office
Cost: €15,00, free for children under 15 when accompanied by a paying adult.
Turislucca
Information and reservations: tel. 0583 342404 - turislucca@turislucca.com

ABOVE AND BELOW THE WALLS
A walk above the Walls and then below, inside the bastions.
From April 4th to October 24th, every Friday at 16:30 pm
From November 9th to March 29th, every Sunday at 10:00 am
Languages: Italian / English
Meeting point: Piazzale Verdi, tourist information office
Cost: €15,00, free for children under 15 when accompanied by a paying adult.
Turislucca
Info and reservations: tel. 0583 342404 / 348 3828294 - turislucca@turislucca.com