Noble palazzi, smaller townhouse palazzetti and medieval tower houses, whole or in part.
A historic palazzo in Lucca can be bought whole or in part: a piano nobile, a wing reached from the courtyard, a palazzetto of two or three floors. The palazzi we have for sale are gathered on this page, from medieval tower houses to the palazzi of merchant families and nineteenth-century palazzetti.
Every palazzo has a history of changes: floors divided, staircases added, shops opened at street level. Your consultant helps you understand how the building is organised, who else owns part of it, and which works were authorised.
Our family agency has worked in Lucca since 1983. We speak English, German, French and Italian, and we check planning compliance, land registry records and mortgages before you make an offer.
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A noble palazzo usually has an entrance hall, a grand staircase, an inner courtyard and a piano nobile with the tallest, most decorated rooms. A palazzetto is smaller, two or three floors, often built for a single family. The tower house is the narrow, tall medieval building, now often absorbed into later construction. Lucca keeps several; the best known is the Torre Guinigi.
A palazzo can become a single family home again, be divided into apartments, or keep shops and offices on the ground floor. Guest accommodation needs specific permitted uses and licences, to be checked with a surveyor before the offer. For whole buildings inside the walls and how to divide them, see our page on palazzi for sale in Lucca's centre.
Structure and roofs come first: roof, floors, staircases, façades, damp on the lower levels. Then ownership: if the palazzo is shared between several owners, you need building rules and an agreement on the costs of the shared parts.
Several palazzi in the centre are listed as of cultural interest. Any work on a listed building, inside or out, then needs the approval of the Soprintendenza, the heritage authority. The sale must be notified to the Ministry of Culture, which (or, in some cases, the Region or the town) can buy at the agreed price within a period set by law; until then the sale is suspended and you cannot take possession. The notary will set out the timing. For restoration we can introduce you to our network of professionals. Our buyer's guide for non-residents covers the rest of the process.
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