Orto Botanico di Lucca
Orto Botanico di Lucca
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10:00 - 17:00
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10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 17:00
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
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- Jackie S38 contributionsExcellent guided tourCertainly the way to explore the history of this beautiful city, using quieter streets as well as the main sights. Our guide was excellent and passionate about her city. The stories/ myths added to the enjoyment. Woul certainly recommendVisited April 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 14 April 2023
- 701DavidFitzroy, Australia967 contributionsHead for the Sequoia TreesThe gardens are quite small and apart from the two magnificent sequoia trees, there is not much to see. Its tranquil and relaxing but there are few park benches to sit and enjoy a break from the town. Its well maintain but a little underwhelming.Visited April 2023Travelled soloWritten 20 April 2023
- Familytraveller13 contributionsNot a great visit.We regularly visit gardens at home in the UK but this garden was rather disappointing. The trees we saw were interesting but we were plagued by biting insects and the garden had limited colour. You can get reasonable views of the gardens from the city wall without paying an entrance fee. We left early as my daughter was very distressed by seeing the terrapins in the pond eating a hedgehog. They need ramps to enable hedgehogs to get out or low level fencing to stop them falling in. I'd stick to viewing the beautiful buildings in Lucca.Visited August 2023Travelled with familyWritten 30 August 2023
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Jo C
United Kingdom194 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Not worth the 6€ per adult to visit the gardens. A lot of the plants required dead-heading, pruning. All quite tired, and run down.
Written 14 October 2023
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Familytraveller
13 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
We regularly visit gardens at home in the UK but this garden was rather disappointing. The trees we saw were interesting but we were plagued by biting insects and the garden had limited colour. You can get reasonable views of the gardens from the city wall without paying an entrance fee. We left early as my daughter was very distressed by seeing the terrapins in the pond eating a hedgehog. They need ramps to enable hedgehogs to get out or low level fencing to stop them falling in.
I'd stick to viewing the beautiful buildings in Lucca.
I'd stick to viewing the beautiful buildings in Lucca.
Written 30 August 2023
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Lisa M
Berlin, Germany8 contributions
Jul 2023
The best place and experience in town.
Magnificent green to relax and listen to the wonderful music, and perfect for this place, of a special pianist who a short distance away gladdens the visit with his perfect music for the walls and the botanical garden!
Magnificent green to relax and listen to the wonderful music, and perfect for this place, of a special pianist who a short distance away gladdens the visit with his perfect music for the walls and the botanical garden!
Written 20 July 2023
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701David
Fitzroy, Australia967 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
The gardens are quite small and apart from the two magnificent sequoia trees, there is not much to see. Its tranquil and relaxing but there are few park benches to sit and enjoy a break from the town. Its well maintain but a little underwhelming.
Written 20 April 2023
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Jackie S
38 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Certainly the way to explore the history of this beautiful city, using quieter streets as well as the main sights. Our guide was excellent and passionate about her city. The stories/ myths added to the enjoyment.
Woul certainly recommend
Woul certainly recommend
Written 15 April 2023
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Dena C
Mill Valley, CA144 contributions
Oct 2021
We enjoyed visiting the botanical gardens and seeing some plants unfamiliar to us in California. The grounds, though compact, have a delightful assortment of plants and statuary. A nice thing to do on a pleasant day.
Written 20 September 2022
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idamonster
Dublin, Ireland71 contributions
Apr 2022
Lovely gardens but not a lot to really talk about here. Interesting plants and some nice sculptures but not a lot of interesting features or areas to explore.
Written 27 August 2022
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Mike_McKenna
Bournemouth, UK22 contributions
Jun 2022
More people need to visit as it is a sadly neglected place in Lucca. The beautiful and historic botanical gardens were founded by Maria Luisa of Bourbon over 200 years ago in 1820. There is a magnificent Cedar of Lebanon that dates from 1822.
Written 30 June 2022
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David M
Eastbourne, UK760 contributions
May 2022
We had a few hours to kill as our EasyJet flight back to London Gatwick was not until 6 pm and we had left our Hotel in Livorno at just after 10 am! We parked about 800 metres away and spent a very lazy 3 hours 40 mins looking at literally everything in the splendid gardens - the oldest botanical gardens in Europe. The ticket cost only 4 euros each and my wife thoroughly enjoyed these amazing plants and trees - some were around when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
Written 13 June 2022
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Jacquie P
34 contributions
May 2022
I visited with an art group to draw the plants and trees. It's a lovely shaded garden and I was interested in the medicinal plants garden area, which is very well labelled and explained. There are some beautiful ancient trees too.
Written 30 May 2022
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Spanglemould
Edinburgh26 contributions
How much does it cost
Brendan W
Birmingham, UK875 contributions
4 euro each or 3 euro for concessions.
What hours open??
658JaneE
London, UK52 contributions
Sorry, I can't remember offhand!! The website should have the info.
letiziapapalini
pistoia15 contributions
Ci sono aree pic nic?
vanniniriccardo
Lucca, Italy102 contributions
Buonasera,
No, non ci sono aree per fare pic-nic. Ci sono delle panchine su cui sedersi, ma aree in cui mangiare no.
Ciao Vorrei sapere come i suoi costi per 17 persone in totale dal momento che siamo coltivatori e siamo interresser.
Per la stagione 26 Marzo - 1 Aprile.
Grazie per renseignier prego appena possibile vi ringrazio.
clerdolly
La Spezia, Italy80 contributions
sapete dirmi se la domenica nel mese di luglio è aperto ? se no uno quando può andare a passeggio è il fine settimana che strano non aprire sapete dirmi un posto del genere al fresco dove vedere qual' cosa nella tratta di viaggio che va da sesto fiorentino di ritorno verso la spezia grazie
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