Villa Reale di Marlia - History, Passion, Rebirth

At 12 noon on April 5, at the Baluardo San Regolo, the book “Villa Reale di Marlia – Storia, Passione, Rinascita” (“Villa Reale di Marlia - History, Passion, Rebirth”) will be presented as part of the event Verdemura.

Lucca Mayor Mario Pardini and Lucca Crea President Nicola Lucchesi will give the official welcoming speech.
Afterwards, Iacopo Lazzareschi Cervelli will chair the event by interviewing the book’s editor, Architect Luca Borgogni, who will recount the highlights of the enormous restoration works that the Villa Reale has undergone over the past 10 years. This will be followed by speeches by Roberta Martinelli and Simonetta Giurlani Pardini of the Napoleone ed Elisa association to talk about the two iconic women of Villa Reale: Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi and Countess Mimì Pecci-Blunt, to whom a museum was respectively dedicated in two different historical buildings.

To conclude the book presentation, Villa owner Henric Grönberg will share his story with the audience on a personal level and as a patron, on what is a unique opportunity to meet and interview him.

For those interested, copies of the book will be available at a discounted price for the occasion.

In the afternoon, by reservation only, it will be possible to take part in an exclusive guided tour of Villa Reale with the authors of the book to choose from:

• 2:00 pm
  Visit in Italian with Architect Luca Borgogni who will explain the restoration works
• 2:30 pm
  Visit in English with owner Henric Grönberg
• 3:00 pm
  Visit in Italian with Roberta Martinelli and Simonetta Giurlani Pardini of the Napoleone e Elisa Association: from Paris to Tuscany, focused on Elisa Baciocchi and Mimì Pecci-Blunt