Torre del lago

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 with 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 close proximity 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 other towns nearby. The villa where the composer Giacomo Puccini lived houses documents and mementos of his life. The annual Opera Festival, which is 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 del Lago Puccini, offers people of all ages an extremely lively atmosphere with its discos and seafront where the tourist can enjoy walking, or simply sitting at a table in one 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.