Osservatorio alpinistico lecchese

Lecco

Osservatorio alpinistico lecchese
A modern and interactive museum to discover the history and the men who made great Lecco mountaineering traditions

The Osservatorio alpinistico lecchese (Lecco Mountaineering Observatory) is housed on the top floor of the Palace of Fears (Palazzo delle Paure), in the center of Lecco in the historic Piazza XX Settembre.
When we talk about Lecco it is inevitable to think of our mountains and mountaineers that have made them famous all over the world.
Lecco Mountaineering Observatory is a modern and interactive museum with multimedia technology which presents the history of mountaineering from its beginnings to the present day.
The museum is structured to allow the visitor to discover the different aspects of the mountain world: seven different locations show the close link among Lecco, its mountains and the men that have marked and done the history of mountaineering.
Next to some memorabilia, among which stands out the red sweater of Ragni of Lecco, which tell us how the materials have evolved over time, we find different “stations”:

screens that reconstruct the events of mountaineering of Lecco from its origins to the present, thanks to interviews with the protagonists and historical footage,
an interactive three-dimensional model depicting our territory between Lake Como and the surrounding mountains,
an interactive planisphere showing the different world expeditions of Lecco climbers,
and certainly it’s original the library in the rock: so many cards with different topics and themes that placed on the reader allow the visitor to read, zoom, scroll between the tabs on a large screen. A very personal and fully interactive multimedia way to discover Lecco mountaineering.

Lecco, mountains and … Riccardo Cassin peeping on the wall full of images showing us the story and the characters of our mountaineering. Riccardo Cassin had his beloved Grignetta as a climbing gym and Lecco Mountaineering Observatory allows you to experience the vertical dimension thanks to an artificial climbing wall with different levels of difficulty marked by different colored blocks.

If you come to Lecco you cannot miss a visit to this museum, which makes us proud to live in a territory rich in culture and traditions. Not only lake Como but our surrounding mountains tell us about our land identity.
The Lecco Mountaineering Observatory belongs to Si.M.U.L., the urban museum system, allowing you to visit Villa Manzoni and Palazzo Belgiojoso with a cumulative ticket.

Observatory Alpinistico Lecchese: opening hours 2026

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Wednesday to Sunday: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Special Closures:
May 1st
December 25th

Observatory Alpinistico Lecchese: rates 2026

Full single ticket: € 6.00
Reduced ordinary single ticket: € 4.00
Special reduced single ticket: € 2.00
Full cumulative ticket*: € 8.00
Reduced cumulative ticket*: € 6.00
Special reduced cumulative ticket*: € 4.00
Exhibitions organized by Si.M.U.L. in collaboration with Institutions/Associations: € 2.00*valid for 30 days from the date of issue