City walls of Lecco, Medieval fortification in Lecco, Italy.
The walls form a triangular perimeter around the old town center with three main gates positioned at strategic points near Torre Viscontea and Basilica San Nicolò.
Construction of the defensive walls began in 1336 under Azzone Visconti's leadership, with subsequent reinforcements added during Spanish control in the sixteenth century.
The fortification system includes the bell tower of Basilica San Nicolò, which functioned as a military bastion during Spanish administration of the region.
Sections of the walls remain accessible along Via Bovara, offering visitors direct contact with the medieval architecture that shaped Lecco's development.
Austrian authorities ordered the demolition of these fortifications in 1782, marking the transition of Lecco from a fortified settlement to an open town.
Location: Lecco
Inception: 1336
Architects: Leonardo da Vinci
Address: Vallo delle Mura Largo Montenero – 23900 Lecco
GPS coordinates: 45.85628,9.39209
Latest update: April 3, 2025 23:02
Villa Manzoni
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Basilica di San Nicolò
253 m
Palazzo delle Paure
234 m
San Nicolò Bell Tower
243 m
Centro Meridiana
528 m
Santuario di Nostra Signora della Vittoria
578 m
Torre Viscontea
297 m
Monument of Manzoni
490 m
San Gervasio e Protasio
601 m
Ponte John Fitzgerald Kennedy
894 m
Teatro della Società
455 m
Monument of Mario Cermenati
261 m
Museo Manzoniano
691 m
Allegoria della Patria
483 m
Lakefront of Lecco
275 m
Civic Planetarium of Lecco
591 m
Biblioteca civica Uberto Pozzoli
52 m
Monumental cemetery of Lecco
316 m
Palazzo Bovara
112 m
Museo archeologico di Lecco
568 m
Albergo Croce di Malta
330 m
Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi
425 m
Monument to Antonio Stoppani
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Santa Marta, Lecco
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Monumento a San Giovanni Nepomuceno
584 m
Palazzo Belgiojoso
557 m
Villa Belgiojoso
547 m
Museo Storico di Lecco
558 mReviews
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