Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Period
- Early modern period, 1809
- Architect
- Giovanni Lazzarini
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 43°50′35″ N, 10°30′51″ E
- Address
- Via delle mura urbane
About
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Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianTimeline
- 1809Built
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Photos
Getting there
LuccaTrain, nearest
900 m as the crow flies
Porta ElisaVia delle mura urbane
Aeroporto internazionale Galileo Galilei20.0 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Porta Elisa?
Porta Elisa is in Lucca, in the province of Lucca (Tuscany), Italy. Address: Via delle mura urbane. GPS coordinates: 43.84312, 10.51424.
Is Porta Elisa wheelchair accessible?
According to OpenStreetMap data, the site is not wheelchair accessible.
How old is Porta Elisa?
Wikidata dates it to 1809.
What else is there to see near Porta Elisa?
Nearby you’ll find: City walls of Lucca (0 m away), Orto botanico comunale di Lucca (300 m away), Casa del boia (300 m away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 8 photos
- Lucca, Porta Elisa (3) — Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- La porta est delle mura di Lucca (porta Elisa) — Cristina Maioglio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lucca, Porta Elisa (1) — Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mura di lucca presso porta elisa — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Porta Elisa - Lucca - panoramio — kajikawa, CC BY 3.0
- Porta elisa 01 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Porta Elisa Esterno — AndreCollodi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Porta Elisa, Lucca - panoramio — qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences