Palazzo Pfanner
On Gingerguide's self-guided Lucca audio tour, Palazzo Pfanner is a stop worth about ~45 min. Stand in front of it, press play for a short narrated story, and put any follow-up question to the built-in AI guide.
- Type palace
- Suggested visit ~45 min
- Lucca Lucca guide
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About Palazzo Pfanner
Palazzo Pfanner in Lucca, a seventeenth-century palace of silk merchants with a grand outdoor staircase and a Baroque garden of statues and lemon trees, also seen from the city walls.
The palace was begun around 1660 and sold in 1680 to the Controni, silk merchants. Its garden, attributed to Filippo Juvarra, was laid out in the early eighteenth century. From 1846 an Austrian brewer, Felix Pfanner, ran a brewery here, and his family still owns it.
The garden and the museum are open from mid-March to the end of December, with one ticket; check the daily hours. Parts may close for weddings and events. The garden can be seen for free from the top of the walls.
Did you know? From 1846 the Austrian brewer Felix Pfanner ran a brewery in Palazzo Pfanner in Lucca; it worked until 1929, and his family still owns the palace.
How much time do you need at Palazzo Pfanner?
Around ~45 min works well for Palazzo Pfanner — time to look properly and listen to its story on the spot. Linger if you like; nothing on a self-guided walk is on a clock.
Should you stop at Palazzo Pfanner?
Yes — Palazzo Pfanner made the cut as one of 13 places the Gingerguide team researched and narrated across Lucca. The story tells you why it is worth the stop, and the AI guide fills in anything you still wonder.
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Sources and further reading
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