Civico museo manzoniano, Lecco

Name: Civico museo manzoniano
Address: Via Beato Guanella 1, Lecco, 23900, Italy
Telephone: +39 0341 481247

#13 among attractions in Lecco

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The Museo manzoniano is a literary museum located in Lecco in Lombardy dedicated to the figure of Alessandro Manzoni. It belongs to the "Urban Museum System of Lecco.

It is based at Villa Manzoni al Caleotto, the writer's family home.

The most famous passage in Italian literature, "That branch of Lake Como, which turns to noon, between two unbroken chains of mountains..." was born precisely from the minute visual memories of the landscape Manzoni saw from this villa.

Coordinates: 45°51'6"N, 9°23'54"E

Address

Via Beato Guanella 1Lecco 23900 Italy

Contact

+39 0341 481247

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Civico museo manzoniano – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Basilica di San Nicolò, Santa Marta, Civic Planetarium of Lecco, Santi Materno e Lucia.

0.6 miNW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Basilica di San Nicolò, Lecco
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0.5 miNW
Church
Santa Marta, Lecco
12 min walk • Santa Marta is a Roman Catholic church building located in the town of Lecco, region of Lombardy, Italy. A church at the site was present by the 13th century, originally dedicated to St Calimero. In 1386, it housed the flagellant Confraternity of the Disciplini of St Marta, who added a hospice and rededicated the church.
0.5 miN
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Civic Planetarium of Lecco, Lecco
14 min walk • The Civic Planetarium of Lecco, also known as the City Planetarium, is located within Palazzo Belgioioso in Lecco, Italy. Planetarium is part of Natural History Museum of Lecco. The purpose of the planetarium is to be a place for specialists and people interested in astronomy in the region.
0.4 miS
Church
Santi Materno e Lucia, Lecco
12 min walk • Santi Materno e Lucia is a Roman Catholic parish church and former Convente of the Cappuccini are located on Piazza San Cristoforo in the neighborhood of Pescarenico in the town of Lecco, region of Lombardy, Italy.
1 miW
Area
Malgrate, Lecco
26 min walk • Malgrate is a comune in the Province of Lecco, in the Italian region Lombardy. Malgrate is located across from Lecco, from which it is geographically divided by the Lake Como.
0.4 miSW
Bridge
Ponte di Azzone Visconti, Lecco
11 min walk • The Azzone Visconti Bridge, also known as Ponte Vecchio, is one of the landmark monuments of the city of Lecco in Lombardy built between 1336 and 1338 over the Adda River to improve connections between Lecco and the Duchy of Milan.
0.5 miNW
Art gallery, Art museum, Shopping
Palazzo delle Paure, Lecco
13 min walk • The Palazzo delle Paure, originally the Palazzo della Dogana, is a building in Lecco, Lombardy, used as a museum that stands in the central Piazza XX Settembre, also overlooking the waterfront and Piazza Cermenati.
~1790 ftW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Santuario di Nostra Signora della Vittoria, Lecco
9 min walk • The shrine of Our Lady of Victory is a Catholic place of worship in Lecco, located on Via Azzone Visconti, near the city center.
0.4 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Teatro della Società, Lecco
12 min walk • The Teatro della Società is the oldest and most important of Lecco's theaters in Lombardy. It stands isolated in one of the main squares of the city's historic center, of which it occupies one of the short sides.
~1860 ftSW
45°50'50"N • 9°23'42"E
Isola Viscontea, Lecco
9 min walk • Museum
0.8 miNW
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Abate Antonio Stoppani, Lecco
20 min walk • The monument to Antonio Stoppani is a bronze sculpture placed in the square of the same name in Lecco, Lombardy, in memory of the Lecco-based abbot and author of Bel Paese.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Civico museo manzoniano?

Nearby attractions include Santuario di Nostra Signora della Vittoria, Lecco (9 min walk), Isola Viscontea, Lecco (9 min walk), Ponte di Azzone Visconti, Lecco (11 min walk), Santi Materno e Lucia, Lecco (12 min walk).

How to get to Civico museo manzoniano by public transport?

The nearest stations to Civico museo manzoniano:

Bus

La Piccola Mercato • Lines: 5R (4 min walk)
Via Sassi • Lines: 1 (9 min walk)

Train

Lecco (10 min walk)