Rievocando Lucca

A two-thousand-year journey on the Walls of Lucca

In the heart of Tuscany, Rievocando Lucca is the festival that annually turns the Renaissance city walls of the Lucca provincial capital into an authentic journey through time. Along the bastions and curtains of the famous Urban Walls, over 800 re-enactors from all over Italy meticulously reconstruct the camps, costumes, weapons, and crafts of more than two thousand years of history, from Etruscan and Ligurian origins to the 20th century. It is one of the country's largest multi-era historical re-enactment events.

The Clock of Time, bastion by bastion

The heart of the event is the route titled The Clock of Time: each bastion of the Walls is dedicated to a different era, allowing you to traverse the centuries simply by walking along the promenade. Etruscan and Ligurian origins come to life at the San Paolino bastion, the Roman age at San Donato, the Early Middle Ages at Santa Croce, the Late Middle Ages at the San Martino and San Pietro bastions, the Renaissance at San Salvatore, the 19th century at the La Libertà bastion, and the 20th century at the San Regolo and San Colombano bastions.

Performances, tournaments, and demonstrations

Alongside the camps, the festival offers a packed program of shows: the gladiator arena at San Donato, flag-wavers and historical dances at the Sortita San Frediano, falconry at San Martino, jesters at the Casa del Boia, and the Café Belle Époque at the Santa Maria bastion. The highlight of both weekend days is the Knights' Joust, the equestrian tournament held at 7:00 PM.

Exhibitions, guided tours, and family workshops

The event is not just about shows: it includes historical lectures, exhibitions, free guided tours of archives, libraries, museums, the botanical garden, and the cathedral, as well as urban trekking routes to discover Roman, medieval, and fortified Lucca. For younger audiences and families, there are horse-related workshops, board and role-playing games, miniature painting lessons, speed painting competitions, historical comic book storytelling, and meetings between re-enactors and school students.

From Lucca Historiae Fest to Rievocando Lucca

Born a few years ago under the name Lucca Historiae Fest, the event is promoted by the Municipality of Lucca with the coordination of Turismo Lucca and has quickly established itself as one of the most important appointments dedicated to history in Tuscany. The editions have recorded a large influx of visitors, confirming the Walls of Lucca as the ideal stage for a festival that brings the city's past to life for citizens and tourists alike.