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A Wide sandy beach under the sun near a green, shady pine-wood and
the lake."This is Paradise", exclaimed Giacomo
Puccini when he
first came here in a shooting party wiht some friends.Today this lovely
part of Tuscany still preserves its natural landscape and is an
excellent place for a relaxing holiday. Being ideally situated between
Lake Massaciuccoli and the Tyrrhenian sea and in closeproximity to the
Apuan Alps and the Migliarino-S.Rossore-Massaciuccoli Natural Park, Torre del Lago Puccini is the perfect point of departure for trips in
the area or to the art centres and
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other
towns nearby. The villa where the composer Giacomo Puccini lived houses
document and mementos of his life. the annual Opera Festival, which
has been held on the lakeside near his house every summer since 1930,
combines the suggestive magic of the music and the beautiful setting to
make an evening at the opera an unforgettable experience. Torre
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del
Lago Puccini, also interesting from a naturalistic point of view, is one
of the quietest seaside resort along the
versilia coast;Versilia offers
people of all ages an extremely lively atmosphere with its discos and
seafront promenade where the tourist can enjoy walking, shopping
or simply sitting at a table in ane of the manyoutdoor cafès.Torre del
Lago Puccini is easily reachable:-by rail: Rome-Genoa line -by car: the
Aurelia State Highway links with Motorways All to
Florence and A12
Genoa-Livorno -by plane: the Galileo Galilei Airport in
Pisa is only 15
Km Away;-by boat: Torre del Lago is only 5 Km from the famous tourist
port of Viareggio.
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The Coast