Central Italy
Tuscany
Lucca

Guinigi Tower

The Torre Guinigi is a tower in in the region of , . It is a typical example of local Romanesque-Gothic architecture. The height of the tower is 45 metres with a total of 233 steps to reach the top.
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  • Opening hours:
    November—February: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
    March—May: 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
    June—September: 10:00 AM—7:30 PM
    October: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: tower in Lucca, Italy
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piazza dell’Anfiteatro and Sant’Anastasio.

Square
Photo: Kasa Fue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza dell'Anfiteatro is a public square in the northeast quadrant of the walled center of , region of , Italy. The ring of buildings surrounding the square follows the elliptical shape of the former second century Roman amphitheater of Lucca. is situated 190 metres north of Guinigi Tower.

Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 2.5.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours in , . It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lucca. is situated 350 metres south of Guinigi Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sorbano del Giudice and Sorbano del Vescovo.

Hamlet
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Guinigi Tower.

Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Guinigi Tower.

Guinigi Tower

Latitude
43.84372° or 43° 50′ 37″ north
Longitude
10.507° or 10° 30′ 25″ east
Height
44 metres (145 feet)
Open location code
8FMGRGV4+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 120076875
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2265902
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Guinigi Tower” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Guinigi dorrea”
  • Chinese: “圭尼吉塔”
  • Czech: “Věž Guinigi”
  • Danish: “Torre Guinigi”
  • Dutch: “Guinigi Tower”
  • French: “torre Guinigi”
  • French: “Torre Guinigi”
  • German: “Guinigiturm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος Γκινίγκι”
  • Greek: “Πύργος Γκουινίτζι”
  • Italian: “Torre Guinigi”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Guinigi”
  • Russian: “Башня Гуиниджи”
  • Spanish: “Torre Guinigi”

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Highlights include BessArte and Museo Storico della Liberazione.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Guinigi Tower”. Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.