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Torre del Lago Puccini
Torre del Lago Puccini is a captivating village near Viareggio, not far from Lucca and Pisa. It's named for the lakeside tower that was built here in the 1300s. The tower was originally called Torre Guinigi and then Torre del Turco, but was renamed in 1938 to honor the town's native son, Giacomo Puccini, composer of some of the world's best known operas.
The placid lake is almost idyllic. Skirted by woods and surrounded by low misty mountains, the picturesque tower stands right on the water's edge. There is a wooden pier and gazebo that lend a romantic air to the place. It's easy to see why Puccini chose the site as a tranquil retreat for concentrating on his music. The most popular attraction is the villa where the famous musician lived and composed his greatest works. The little chapel in the villa houses his tomb. A museum dedicated to his life and compositions is also housed in the villa.
Torre del Lago puts on a major music festival in its elaborate outdoor theatre, performing four of Puccini's operas every summer in the beautiful lake-side setting. The church of St. Giuseppe is also worth seeing. Built in the late eighteenth century, it has frescoes by the local painter Lanfranco Orlandi.
Other towns in the area: Arezzo, Asciano, Badia a Ruoti, Badia Agnano, Bagni di Lucca, Bagno a Ripoli, Barberino Val d'Elsa, San Giustino Valdarno, Bucine, Campo nell'Elba, Camucia di Cortona, Carrara, Casciana Terme, Casole d'Elsa, Castel San Gimignano, Castelfiorentino, Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Castiglione Fibocchi, Castiglion Fiorentino, Castiglioncello, Certaldo, Cetona, Chianciano Terme, Chiusi, Cinigiano, Civitella della Chiana, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Cortona, Dudda, Empoli, Fabbrica di Peccioli, Figline Valdarno, Florence, Foiano della Chiana, Fonteblanda, Forte dei Marmi, Gaiole in Chianti, Gambassi Terme, Ghizzano, Grassina, Greve in Chianti, Grosseto, Iesa Palazzo, Impruneta, Isola del Giglio, Lamporecchio, Laterina , Livorno, Loro Ciuffenna, Lucca, Lucignano, Marciano della Chiana, Marina di Grosseto, Empoli, Masotti, Massa, Moggiona, Molazzana, Monsummano Terme, Montaione, Montalcino, Monte San Savino, Montecatini-Terme, Montefollonico, Montelopio, Montepulciano, Monterchi, Monteriggioni, Monteroni d'Arbia, Montevarchi, Monticiano, Montisi, Nievole, Orbetello, Panzano in Chianti, Pergine Valdarno, Pian di Sco', Pienza, Pietrasanta, Pieve Fosciana, Pisa, Pistoia, Pitigliano, Poggibonsi, Pontassieve, Ponte a Elsa, Pontedera, Poppi, Porciano di Lamporecchio, Porciano di Stia, Pozzo della Chiana, Prato, Radda in Chianti, Radicofani, Rapolano Terme, Reggello, Rignano sull'Arno, Rigomagno, Rigutino, Riparbella, Rosignano Solvay, San Baronto, San Casciano dei Bagni, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, San Gimignano, San Giuliano Terme, San Giustino Valdarno, San Miniato, San Quirico d'Orcia, Sarteano, Saturnia, Scandicci, Segromigno in Monte, Seravezza, Serre di Rapolano, Sieci, Siena, Sinalunga, Sorano, Staggia Senese, Subbiano, Tirrenia, Torrita di Siena, Trequanda, Vagliagli, Venturina, Viareggio, Vinci, Volterra |
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