It is open daily during the warmer months, and weekday mornings off-season.
The garden was established in 1820 by Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, and contains a number of mature plantings of botanical interest.
Its site is roughly triangular, set within a corner of Lucca's city wall, and organized into two main sections.
One contains the gardens proper with an arboretum, pond, and smaller plantings; the other contains the greenhouse, botanical school, and laboratories.
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