The Architecture

Villa Reale Villa Reale is one of the oldest and most opulent Villas that you can visit in the Lucca area. In the High Medieval period, a fortress belonging to the Dukes of Tuscia existed where Villa Reale stands[...]

Bishop’s Villa The Bishop’s Villa dates from the 16th century. Its name derives from the fact that it was built on the remains of a medieval castle belonging to the Archbishop of Lucca. It was only annexed to the[...]

Water Theatre The majestic Water Theatre, in the form of an exedra, constitutes part of the garden’s 17th Century architecture. The main waterfall pours from an artificial grotto made from stone and limestone formations. Higher up on each side,[...]

Twin Entrance Buildings The ‘twin’ entrance buildings at Villa Reale were built by the architect Giovanni Lazzarini at the behest of Elisa Baciocchi. At that time, they provided accommodation for Elisa’s guards. Today they constitute the main visitor entrance[...]

The Clock House The Clock House was built by the Orsetti family between the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century to accommodate the stables, the kitchens and other service areas. The name derives[...]

Pan’s Grotto The oldest Nymphaeum among the villas in the Lucca area was created between 1570 and 1580 and is dedicated to Pan, god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, depicted in mythology as half man, half animal.The construction[...]

Swimming Pool CURRENTLY UNDER RESTORATIONDesigned by Jacques Gréber together with the adjacent tennis courts, croquet lawn and boules court, the Swimming Pool at Villa Reale in Marlia was built in 1928 at the behest of the Countess Anna Laetizia[...]

St. Francis Xavier’s Chapel The construction of St. Francis Xavier’s Chapel was commissioned by the Orsetti brothers and finished in 1710. Abandoned for a period during the 1800s, the building was returned to use by the princes of Capua,[...]

Orthodox Chapel The San Biagio Chapel, better known as the Orthodox Chapel, became part of the Park of Villa Reale at the beginning of the 1800s, together with the Bishop’s Villa. The chapel originally belonged to the Bishop’s Villa[...]