Liberty

With the arrival of 1870 the Town Council becomes the owner of the walls of Lucca and urban plans are immediately put underway to systemize the bastions and the surroundings as well as the opening of...

Art Nouveau Villas in Lucca - San Concordio

Viale San Concordio, Lucca

On viale S. Concordio near the level crossing you will find two buildings with a classic 19th century style. At number 64th there is Palazzo Andreoni, designed in 1902 by an engineer called Giuseppe...

Art Nouveau Villas in Lucca - Sant'Anna

S.Anna, Lucca

Via Catalani Leaving behind the door of Vittorio Emanuele II which was opened in 1911, you take via Catalani in the direction of Viareggio where at number 24th, which is on the corner of viale...

Art Nouveau Villas in Lucca - The ring road along the walls

Lucca, Viali di circonvallazione

Viale Lazzaro Papi e Viale Carducci The suggested itinerary begins in the area of St Anna in Via Carlo Angeloni, a cross-road of Viale Lazzaro Papi, and where at number 61st you find a little villa...

Art Nouveau Villas in Lucca - Via Matteo Civitali

Via Matteo Civitali, Lucca

The route along via Civitali begins at number 27th with Villa Orzali, designed in 1894 by Modesto Orzali himself and is characterised by its faithfulness to traditions of the 1800's and to a...

Palazzo Bertolli, now seat of the Professional Institute for Tourism

Viale Camillo Benso Cavour, 287, 55100 Lucca LU

The rectangular based building consists of three floors above ground level in addition to the attic and is considerable in dimension. It has a pavilion roof surfaced with Marseillais tiling. The...

Palazzo Giorgi

viale Giusti 587/593, Lucca

The trapezoide based palazzo consists of four floors in addition to the cellar and has a pavilion roof surfaced with Marseillais roofing tiles. The main façade, facing north, is characterised...

Palazzo Maso and garage ex motorist cooperative

viale Catalani, Lucca

The rectangular based building consists of three floors and a cellar and is covered by a hip roof which has a layer of Marseillais tiles. The main facade on the ground floor which faces onto...

Villa

Via D'Annunzio, Viareggio

The construction was part of a more articulated project which incorporated three small villas designed by Oreste Lenci, a master builder from Viareggio, in 1914. The structure, which is built on a...

Villa Argentina

Via Amerigo Vespucci, 44, 55049 Viareggio LU

Both for its architecture and for its handmade decoration, Villa Argentina can be considered as the most important expression of the Modernist style, not only in Viareggio but all throughout...

Villa del Magro

Viale Giuseppe Giusti, 331, 55100 Lucca LU

The rectangular based villa which was built in a vast garden, in part consists of three floors in addition to the cellar and has a pavilion roof surfaced with Marseillais roof tiles. On the east side...

Villa Ducloz

Via Matteo Civitali, 234, 55100 Lucca LU

Perhaps the most representative example of Liberty style architecture in Lucca, this considerably sized building has a rectangular base and is constructed on two floors as well as the attic and the...

Villa Giomi, today Palazzo Grossi

Via Matteo Civitali 352, Lucca

The reinforced concrete building is of considerable size and has an articulated rectangular base which stretches across three floors and a basement cellar. It has a hip roof which is covered by a...

Villa Marraccini

viale Giusti 133, Lucca

The rectangular based building consists of a main floor, a cellar and an attic. It has a hip roof which is covered with a layer of Marseillais roofing tiles. Along half the length of the...

Villa Martinelli today Caprotti

via Paganini lucca

The building is one of the greatest examples of suburban villa: is developed over four floors and has a façade built in accordance with the principles of traditional Florentine 19th century...

Villa Martini

via catalani lucca

The building, which stretches across two floors and also has a cellar, has a square base and a compact structure. It is covered by a hip roof with Mareillais tiles. On the ground floor the...

Villa Nistri

Viale Michelangelo Buonarroti, 7, 55049 Viareggio LU

Realised in 1912 by Professor Enrico Nistri, the building constitutes the most accomplished and important example in the town of architecture inspired by strictly oriental themes. An angular tower,...

Villa Orzali

Via Matteo Civitali number 27, 55100 Lucca LU

The rectangular based building stretches across three floors as well as the cellar and has a hip roof covered with Marseillais tiles. The considerably sized villa is characterised by rigorous...

Villa Petri, today Dorotee Sisters' hostel

Via Matteo Civitali 261, Lucca

The square based building is constructed on two floors as well as the basement cellar and the attic. It has a hip roof with a layer of Marseillais tiles. The main façade is east-facing. On the...

Villa Puccini of Viareggio

Viale Michelangelo Buonarroti, 55049 Viareggio LU

The villa has an articulated base and consists of a "piano nobile" and a basement which is taken up by utility rooms and by the Maestro's study. The main façade, which faces onto...

Villa Sarti

viale G. Carducci, 111, Lucca

The articulated based building consists of two floors in addition to the cellar and has a pavilion roof surfaced with Marseillais roof tiles. The main façade of the villa looks on to viale...

Villa Simonetti

viale Giusti 375-379, Lucca

The compound based villa consists of three floors in addition to the cellar and has a pavilion roof surfaced with Marseillais roof tiling. It is situated in a garden which surrounds it on three...

Villini Chizzolini

Via Firenze, viareggio

The project for the small villas bears the name of the architect from Lucca, Gaetano Orzali. It presents ordered classical architecture which is characterised by a structure which spans across two...

Villini Franchini

Via Matteo Civitali 369 e 393, Lucca

The two small villas are very similar. In both villas, as in most buildings from this period in Lucca, their characterising motifs are to be found more in their decorative solutions than in their...

Villino

Viale Carducci 6, Viareggio

The building documents the peculiar typology for the villas in Viareggio and its framework is characterised by a considerable vertical upsurge which spans three floors. The project, which has been...

Villino Amor omnia vincit

Viale Carducci 59, viareggio

The residence appears to be a "document-building"; on the façade one can read the name of the purchaser, Giovanni Brunetti, the year of construction, 1909 and the name of the...

Villino Fontanella

via Giusti, Viareggio

The design of the small villa has a regular plan but its façades are characterised by an asymmetrical sequence of openings of different forms. Subsequently extended, the building presents an...

Villino Jole, presently Macchia

via Paganini 79,lucca

The little villa was built on Lorenzo Martinelli's property by his son-in-law, engineer Arturo Caprotti, who married his daughter Jole in 1910. The house was supposed to be used as the...

Villino Malerbi, oggi Dinelli

Lucca Italia

The little villa, built on a square base, consists of two floors in addition to the cellar and has a pavilion roof surfaced with Marseillais roof tiling. On the front façade there is a small...

Villino Marraccini, today Lembi

viale Giusti 93, Lucca

The rectangular based building with a polygonal forepart on the main façade consists of two floors, a cellar and an attic. The hip roof is covered with a layer of Marseillais tiles whereas the...

Villino Menesini today Tuccori

viale Marconi 527, Lucca

The square based building consists of two floors and an attic and is covered by a hip roof which bears a layer of Marseillais tiles. On the ground floor the main door and two lateral windows open...

Villino Parva domus magna quies

Piazza D'Azeglio, viareggio

The structure of this little villa spans across three floors and stands out because of its considerable vertical upsurge which is created by the relationship between the slender façade in...

Villino Sofia

Viale Manin 20, viareggio

The building, which was constructed in the second half of the Nineteenth century, is situated in the the old part of the seafront boulevards. Its compact architectonic structure, which spans across...