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Tour Length: 8 hours.
Dates: Every season.
Departure Point: From your accomodation. Please note that the rate includes a pick-up and drop-off in Florence.
Driver can be arranged to pick you from the place you stay in any region within Tuscany.
Departure Time: Between 8.00-9.00 am.
Days of Week: Everiday.
Note: During this excursion transport will be made in a de-luxe limousine or minivan or motorcoach which offers the maximum comfort, with air-conditioning, large panoramic windows and comfortable seats.
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The Massaciuccoli lake - basin and the Macchia Lucchese are a part of the Parco Naturale di Migliarino -San Rossore-Massaciuccoli, which, thanks to the various ecosystems of which it is composed of, presents a varied and highly interesting flora as well as a numerous fauna. The Lago di Massaciuccoli, with the marshy area that surrounds it, through its drainage canals, constitutes a humid coastal area whose waters are rich with fish and rare vegetable species, while amid the bog grass (Cladium mariscus) and the thin cane (Phragmites australis) passing and migratory birds build nests.
If you are an opera lover, then you'll want to schedule a pit stop at Torre del Lago to attend one of the many performances of Madam Butterfly, Turandot, Boheme, Tosca and other plays written by Puccini. From Viareggio to Torre del Lago we recommend to travel by car along the glorious avenue of Lime Trees "Viale dei Tigli". Torre del Lago became famous in the early 1900s by virtue of the presence of the world renowned opera composer Giacomo Puccini, whose home was built on the shore lake of Massaciuccoli from where he composed many of his masterpieces until his death in 1924.
 Giacomo Puccini 1858 - 1924 Italian Modern Era Composer Born: Lucca, Italy, December 22, 1858. Died: Brussels, Belgium, November 29, 1924. Puccini was born in Lucca next to the massaciuccoli's lake to a musical family. An uncle taught him piano. He studied at the Milan Conservatory. His first successful opera was Manon Lescaut in 1893. He wrote 12 operas which remain in the repertory of the leading opera houses today. He had a great gift of melody, dramatic harmony and theatrical flair. Education: Pacini Institute, Lucca, Italy, 1880; Royal Conservatory of Music, Milan, 1883. Achievements: Last great Italian opera composer. Created perennial favorites of the opera world, including "La Boheme," "Tosca" and "Madama Butterfly."
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