LUCCA HISTORIAE FEST
Two thousand years of history in a tour around the city walls. The history of Lucca as it has never been told before.
Lucca Historiae Fest is a trip from bastion to bastion in a journey through history with extraordinary events.
4-5-6 August 2023 - City walls
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The Clock of Time
The city walls will be the location of an immersive journey through the history of Lucca, where each bastion will represent a different era.
Baluardo San Paolino - 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢.
Reconstruction of the Celtic-Ligurian and Roman periods by Antichi Popoli - Etruscan, Celtic, Medieval, Legio I Italica and Legio VII Gemina.
Baluardo San Donato - 𝘐𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘰.
Reconstruction of the Celtic-Ligurian and Roman periods by Antichi Popoli - Etruscan, Celtic, Medieval, Legio I Italica and Legio VII Gemina.
Baluardo Santa Croce - 𝘋𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰 𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘪 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘢.
Reconstruction of the Carolingian period and the Varego market by ErreLab and Fratellanza del Lupo Grigio.
Baluardo San Martino - 𝘐𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘦, 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘰, 𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢̀
Reconstruction of the medieval period by Contrade San Paolino, Grifoni Rampanti and I Falconieri Del Granducato Di Toscana.
Baluardo San Pietro - 𝘓𝘢 𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘷𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢̀ 𝘦 𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪.
Reconstruction of the medieval period by Compagnia Balestrieri Lucca and Compagnia Giovanni delle Bande Nere.
Baluardo San Salvatore - 𝘓𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘢, 𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦 𝘥'𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢, 𝘭𝘢 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢.
Reconstruction of the Renaissance period by Historica Lucense and Borgo del Diavolo.
Baluardo La Libertà - 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘢 𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦.
Reconstruction of the Napoleonic period by the Napoleonic Association of Italy.
Baluardo San Regolo - 𝘋𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘪 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘭'𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢̀ 𝘥'𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢.
Reconstruction of the Austro-Hungarian period and the First World War by the Imperi Culture and Recollection Association and the Associazione Per La Storia.
Baluardo San Colombano - 𝘛𝘳𝘢 𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦.
Reconstruction of the Second World War period by the Gothic Line Association of Lucca and the "La Croce di Ferro" historical re-enactment group.
Exhibitions
Casa del Boia - Un libro una storia
Expo of the most important historical editors by SoldierShop and Milistoria.
Casermetta San Regolo - Monumenti ai caduti della Grande Guerra
Exhibition dedicated to the Monuments to the Fallen of Lucca during World War I by Italia Nostra and Progetto Memento.
Casermetta San Martino - Armi e armati nei secoli. Weapons and armed over the centuries.
Casermetta San Pietro - L'evoluzione degli armamenti nei secoli. The evolution of armaments over the centuries.
by Historica Lucense.
Casa del Boia - Ricostruire la storia in minatura
Exhibition of multi-era historical miniatures in different styles and formats by Angelo Nencetti, Tommaso Nicosia and Stefano Allorini.
Friday August 4
5:30 pm - Francigena Entry Point - Museo Casa del Boia.
Lucca patrimonio archeologico: le ultime scoperte a Palazzo Guinigi.
Conference in Italian with Neva Chiarenza from the superintendence of Lucca and the archaeologist Susanna Bianchini.
7:00 pm - Francigena Entry Point - Museo Casa del Boia.
Elisa Bonaparte e Lucca
Conference in Italian with Roberta Martinelli and Simonetta Giurlani of the association Napoleone ed Elisa.
Saturday August 5
10:00 am / 9:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion - Viking camp.
Varego village reconstruction with themed exhibitions by Draghi Neri and Mercenari Del Labirinto.
10:00 am / 9:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion - Medieval duels.
Historical fencing duels and medieval educational activities organized by Cultura Historia Mundi and the Castel Durante historical group.
10:00 am / 9:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion Flagwaver shows.
10:30 am / 5:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion - Historical Dances.
5:30 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion - VII Challenge between the town districts.
6:00 pm - San Frediano church - Il suono del campanile. The sound of the belltower.
6:00 pm / 9:00 pm - Caffè delle Mura - Belle èpoque café.
The ancient Caffè delle Mura comes to life amidst traditional dances and music by Laboratorio Brunier.
6:30 pm - Casa del Boia - Lucca capitale, la repubblica lucchese nella storia europea. Lucca as the capital, the republic of Lucca in European history.
8:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion - giostra rinascimentale. Renaissance carousel.
Sunday August 6
10:00 am / 9:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion - Viking camp.
Varego village reconstruction with themed exhibitions by Draghi Neri and Mercenari Del Labirinto.
11:00 am - Casa del Boia - La linea gotica in lucchesia. The gothic line in the area of Lucca.
10:00 am / 9:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion - Medieval duels.
Historical fencing duels and medieval educational activities organized by Cultura Historia Mundi and the Castel Durante historical group.
10:00 am / 9:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion Flagwaver shows.
6:00 pm / 9:00 pm - Caffè delle Mura - Belle èpoque café.
The ancient Caffè delle Mura comes to life amidst traditional dances and music by Laboratorio Brunier.
8:00 pm - Glacies San Frediano bastion - giostra rinascimentale. Renaissance carousel.
Free admission.
The complete program and all updates on the Lucca history festival can be found on the social networks and on the website luccahistoriaefest.it