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Iron and water. The Gerenzone valley between memory and change
Industrial-archaeology photographs of the Gerenzone valley, in Lecco's Torre Viscontea.
Torre Viscontea, Piazza XX Settembre, LeccoFree entry
Lecco
Palazzo delle Paure
Lecco's former tax office, now art, photography and the mountaineering museum.
- Today
- Visit duration
- 1 h – 2 h
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- Lecco Branch
- Emibuzz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Why go
Palazzo delle Paure is a civic museum in Lecco, on Piazza XX Settembre.
The neo-medieval building was reconstructed in 1916 on the site of the 1905 customs house.
It housed the Intendenza di Finanza, the tax office, hence its popular name, the “palace of fears”. The first floor holds temporary exhibitions; the second has modern and contemporary art, prints and photography. On the third is the Museo dell'Alpinismo Lecchese, refitted in 2024 by the Lecco section of the CAI. Objects, images and multimedia displays trace a century of climbers, from Riccardo Cassin to Carlo Mauri.
- It explains why Lecco is a city of climbers, and who they were.
- It is in the centre, five minutes from the station and the lakefront.
Highlights
- The Museo dell'Alpinismo Lecchese
- The gallery of modern and contemporary art
- The city's photograph collection
Getting there
- On foot from Lecco station: five minutes to Piazza XX Settembre.
Accessibility
- The palace is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility, thanks to two large lifts.
- There is only a low threshold at the entrance, and one of the lifts also bypasses the nine steps up to the photo archive on the second floor. Adapted toilets are on the ground and third floors.
Practical information
- Address
Piazza XX Settembre 22, 23900 Lecco
- Telephone
Facilities
- Car park 161 m away · paid
- Public toilets 81 m away
Distances from the point on the map.
Webcams
- Lecco, from the rowing clubLive video · Skyline Webcams · 250 m
Updated 22 October 2026
On the map
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
What's on nearby
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Distances as the crow flies.
Sources and credits
Verified at source1 Oct – 8 Oct 2026SiMUL — Sistema Museale Urbano Leccheseopens in a new tab
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.
Sources and credits
Verified at source1 Oct – 8 Oct 2026SiMUL — Sistema Museale Urbano Leccheseopens in a new tab
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.