Monastero-santuario di Santa Gemma Galgani, Lucca

Name: Monastero-santuario di Santa Gemma Galgani
Address: Via Romana, 39, Lucca, 55100, Italy

#57 among attractions in Lucca

Church, Historical place, Historic walking areas, Sacred and religious sites

Monastero-santuario di Santa Gemma Galgani

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The Santuario di Santa Gemma is a Roman Catholic church-sanctuary devoted to the local saint and mystic Gemma Galgani located on Via di Tiglio outside the medieval walls of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°50'34"N, 10°31'8"E

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Via Romana, 39Lucca 55100 Italy

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Nearby attractions include: Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, Torre Guinigi, Palazzo Guidiccioni, Holy Face of Lucca.

0.7 miW
Amphitheatre
Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, Lucca
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Medieval tower topped by holm-oak trees
Torre Guinigi, Lucca
16 min walk • The Torre Guinigi is a tower in Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy. It is a typical example of local Romanesque-Gothic architecture. The height of the tower is 45 meters with a total of 233 steps to reach the top.
0.7 miW
Palace, Renaissance architecture
Palazzo Guidiccioni, Lucca
19 min walk • The Palazzo Guidiccioni is a 16th-century urban palace located in Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. The Guidiccioni had owned the site in the 8th century. Construction if the building we see today is attributed to Vincenzo Civitali. The palace was acquired by the government in 1822.
0.7 miW
Monuments and statues, Romanesque architecture
Holy Face of Lucca, Lucca
17 min walk • The Holy Face of Lucca is an eight-foot-tall, ancient wooden carving of Christ crucified in Lucca, Italy. Medieval legends state that it was sculpted by Nicodemus who assisted St. Joseph of Arimathea in placing Christ in his tomb after the crucifixion. The same legends placed its miraculous arrival in Lucca to AD 782.
0.7 miW
Gothic edifice with a belfry and museum
Lucca Cathedral, Lucca
17 min walk • Lucca Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours in Lucca, Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lucca. Construction was begun in 1063 by Bishop Anselm.
0.7 miW
Museum, Tower
Torre delle Ore, Lucca
19 min walk • The Torre delle Ore or Torre dell'Orologio is a clock-tower or turret clock located on Via Fillungo in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.
0.4 miW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca, Lucca
11 min walk • The Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca is a botanical garden located at Via del Giardino Botanico, 14, Lucca, Italy, and operated by the city. It is open daily during the warmer months, and weekday mornings off-season. An admission fee is charged.
~1940 ftNW
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Specialty museum
Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi, Lucca
10 min walk • The Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi is the main art museum hosting the pre-modern art collections owned by the city of Lucca, Italy.
0.4 miNW
Historic church with medieval tombs
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Lucca
11 min walk • San Francesco is a former Gothic-style Roman-Catholic church and monastery located in Piazza San Francesco in central Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Since its restoration, it is home to IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, a superior graduate school.
~1620 ftW
Library
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca
8 min walk • IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca is a public research institution and a graduate school located in Lucca, Italy. It was founded in 2005 under the name of IMT Institute for Advanced Studies, where the acronym IMT stands for "Institutions, Markets, Technologies”.
0.5 miW
Romanesque architecture, Church
Santa Maria Forisportam, Lucca
14 min walk • Santa Maria Forisportam, also called Santa Maria Bianca, is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located on piazza Santa Maria Bianca in Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.

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Which popular attractions are close to Monastero-santuario di Santa Gemma Galgani?

Nearby attractions include San Ponziano, Lucca (8 min walk), IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca (8 min walk), Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi, Lucca (10 min walk), Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca, Lucca (11 min walk).

How to get to Monastero-santuario di Santa Gemma Galgani by public transport?

The nearest stations to Monastero-santuario di Santa Gemma Galgani:

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Lucca (19 min walk)

Bus

Lazzi (28 min walk)
Vai Bus Ticket Office (29 min walk)