Inauguration of the exhibitions at the Doge's Palace: extraordinary contemporary artists between comics, illustration, visual suggestions, and exploration of underground culture. From the masters of international comics to artistic achievements linked to the world of the fantastic, from illustration to visions deeply connected with the classical art world.

Thanks to the exhibition routes set up in various historical buildings in the heart of Lucca, visitors will be able to approach the work of extraordinary artists and discover the greatness of their works.

It takes place at night but it is a trek in colour!

 This is Urban Trekking 2023, the national event of which Lucca is one of the first supporters, which has always offered special occasions, scheduled for 31 October in the historic centre of Lucca. 

Practices of sustainability through the centuries is the theme of this year's event, which will take participants to get to know Lucca's best-loved historical monument.

The City walls of Lucca are ready to open the settembre lucchese event, celebrating flowers before the autumn comes.

Murabilia, a quality gardening market exhibition, is one of the most important Italian events dedicated to flowers, plants and gardening on the San Regolo and La Libertà bastions, as well as in the Botanical Garden.

An exciting event between the real and a virtual world between the green of the city walls of Lucca and the colors of Monet's paintings.

The masterpieces of the father of French Impressionism come to life in your eyes, giving you a 360° journey through the art of Claude Monet.
A journey between the real, the marvelous city walls of Lucca, and the virtual, the most famous works of Claude Monet.

Become Claude Monet for a day!

The blue of the Italian air force and the tricolor of the Italian flag are the colors chosen for the poster of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Italian Air Force. A program with meetings, exhibitions and events from 1 to 30 September at the Cavallerizza in Piazzale Verdi.

Open museums, guided tours, initiatives for children and families, dancing in the squares, live music, special events with the highlight at midnight in Piazza San Martino, but also open shops and restaurants and DJ sets in the clubs. A very rich programm and as usual aimed at a heterogeneous public of all ages - from the youngest to teenagers, up to adults and elder people - that's the White Night of Lucca, scheduled for Saturday 26 August inside the historic centre.

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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A Supermoon in July and then a double full moon in August, but the show that everyone is waiting for is the night of San Lorenzo with the amazing astronomical event of the "shooting stars".

On the city walls of Lucca, music features the most romantic event of summer.

The Puccini celebrations for 2023 are an ongoing billboard, which will present international artists and orchestras in Lucca from July to September.

The opening event is entrusted to the baton of maestra  Beatrice Venezi who will conduct 90 musicians of the Carlo Felice Theater Orchestra in Genoa in an open-air opera concert, on the stage of the Lucca Summer Festival, on July 11.

An old but very elegant coat made of heavy, dark cloth with the ever-present light silk scarf, a wide and long velvet dress with a high waist belt and a crown of ribbons and flowers to be placed on a head of soft curls, a princely gown made of silk tulle and embroidery of silver threads. For accessories, fibulas and bracelets with an ancient history. But where?