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Torre del Lago Puccini Travel Guide

Torre del Lago Puccini is famous for its summer Puccini Festival, where festival goers can hear Giacammo Puccini's music on the shores of the lake not so far from his villa, now a museum devoted to the composer. Puccini called the area "paradise" and Torry del Lago is indeed a quiet and alluring place to spend a few days.

Torre del Lago Puccini Travel Guide

Find out how to get to Torre del Lago Puccini, and what to do once you're there.

Torre del Lago Pictures

Pictures of Torre del Lago Puccini, the village on lake Massaciuccoli in Tuscany where Giacomo Pucinni built a villa and where the Puccini festival is held

Puccini Festival

Find information on the Puccini Opera Festival, held in summer on the shores of Lake Massaciuccoli near the composer's villa.

Viareggio Hotels (Book Direct)

Torre del Lago Puccini is a suburb or <i>frazione</i> or Viareggio. Puccini festival goers will likely have to look outside Torre di Lago for hotels, thus we've linked to these user-rated hotels in the Viareggio area.

Oasi Massaciuccoli

On the opposite side of Lake Massaciuccoli is the oasis of Massaciuccoli, a wetlands with a free museum of the ecology of the area and paths to bird watching blinds, an interesting excursion from Lago del Torre for those interested in flying animals.

Puccini's Paradise in Torre del Lago

Find out more about composer Giacomo Puccini and his artistic relationship with the place called Torre del Lago, from Literary Traveler.

Ristorante Chalet del Lago

Ristorante Chalet del Lago is a restaurant on the water near the festival arena and Puccini's villa (now the Puccini Museum).

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