Specola di Lucca, Lucca

Name: Specola di Lucca
Address: Lucca, Italy

#38 among attractions in Lucca

Observatories and planetariums

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The Specola Di Lucca is a Neoclassic-style former astronomical observatory built during the early 19th century near the Royal Villa at Marlia, near Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. The architect Lorenzo Nottolini was commissioned in 1819 to build the structure by Duchess Maria Luisa di Borbone. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 43°54'15"N, 10°33'51"E

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Specola di Lucca – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Pinocchio's Park, Villa Torrigiani, Santi Quirico e Giulitta Church, Pieve di San Frediano.

4.4 miE
43°53'56"N • 10°39'10"E
The Pinocchio's Park
113 min walk • Amusement park, Theme park, Specialty museum
2.5 miSE
Striking 1500s mansion with landscaped park
Villa Torrigiani, Capannori
64 min walk • The Villa Torrigiani is located in the hamlet of Camigliano, a town in Capannori. It is a historical villa, dating from the second half of the sixteenth century.
4.3 miS
Church
Santi Quirico e Giulitta Church, Capannori
111 min walk • Santi Quirico e Giulitta is 12th-century Roman Catholic parish church in Capannori, province of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.
3.3 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Pieve di San Frediano, Capannori
83 min walk • The Pieve di San Frediano is a rural parish church, originally founded in the 8th-century, and located in Lunata, a hamlet of the town of Capannori, province of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.
4.8 miSW
Historic church with medieval tombs
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Lucca
123 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.
1.5 miSE
History museum, Museum
Villa Mansi, Capannori
38 min walk • Villa Mansi is a country palace and gardens located in Segromigno in Monte, near Capannori, about 12 kilometers northeast of the city of Lucca in the region of Tuscany, Italy.
2.9 miNW
43°56'9"N • 10°31'38"E
Pieve di San Giorgio a Brancoli, Lucca
73 min walk • Church
3.5 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
San Lorenzo di Moriano, Capannori
89 min walk • San Lorenzo is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic parish church, located in the San Lorenzo di Moriano neighborhood outside of the city of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy.
0.6 miW
City, Church
Pieve di San Pancrazio, Lucca
15 min walk • Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957.
4.4 miE
Church
Church of San Bartolomeo
113 min walk • The church of San Bartolomeo is located in Collodi, a hamlet of Pescia, in the province of Pistoia, belonging to the Archdiocese of Lucca.
4.4 miS
43°50'27"N • 10°34'22"E
Artè, Capannori
112 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater