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| Viareggio | ||
| region | Tuscany | |
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| Residents | 62.079 (2018) | |
| height | 2 m | |
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Viareggio is a city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, it belongs to the region Versilia in the Tuscan Province of Lucca.
background
Viareggio was founded in the 12th century when the city Lucca on the coastal road at the mouth of the Canale Burlamacca a fort with the name Castrum de Via Regia erected. In 1543 the fortification was built Torre Matilde built. However, a larger settlement could only emerge when the swampy coastal region was drained in the 18th century and as a result malaria was pushed back. In 1820 Viareggio received city rights and in 1847 Viareggio became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
The first public baths were built in Viareggio in the 19th century and the city developed into an attractive bathing resort.
The district Torre del Lago Puccini ' is a little further south on Lake Massaciuccoli. The composer Giacomo Puccini liked this place, he bought a villa here and stayed until the end of his life.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is that Pisa airport
(IATA: PPE).
By train
The 1 Viareggio station is on the railway line La Spezia-Pisa.
By bus
In the street
- The
Autostrade Azzura passes Viareggio immediately to the east, there are several exits. - Also the Via Aurelia and their variant
go through the east of the city
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Palazzo Paolina Bonaparte, Via Machiavelli, 2. Tel.: 39 584 961076. In the villa there are three museums: Museo Archeologico "Alberto Carlo Blanc", Museo degli strumenti musicali "Giovanni Ciuffreda", Pinacoteca "Lorenzo Viani".
- 2 Museo del Carnevale, Via Santa Maria Goretti. Tel.: 39 584 53048. Carnival has been a tradition in Viareggio since 1873. The highlight is five annual parades with large paper mache figures; the figure has been the since 1931 Burlamacco Always there.
- 3 Villa Museo Puccini, Viale Puccini 266. In the immediate vicinity of the museum is the open-air stage, an opera festival takes place here every summer.Price: Admission adults € 7.
- 4 Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
- 5 Chiesa di San Paolino
- 6 Torre Matilde
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activities
- 1 B2K Balena 2000, Via Gustavo Modena. Tel.: 39 584-44045.
- 2 Bagno Teresa, Viale Europa 2. Tel.: 39 584 39 64 82.
- 1 Centro Puccini (Center for Italian Language and Culture), Via Vespucci 173, 55049 Viareggio. Tel.: 39-0584-430253, Fax: 39-0584-961275, Email: [email protected].
The state-recognized center for Italian language and culture offers Italian courses for language travelers from April to October.flickr url used
shop
kitchen
The dish is well known Cacciucco alla viareggina, a fish dish whose recipe is one here finds.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Camping Burlamacco, Viale Guglielmo Marconi. Tel.: 39 584-359544.
- 2 Hotel Turandot, Viale Kennedy, 27. Tel.: 39 584 34 10 25.
health
Practical advice
trips
- Pisa - approx. 20 km.
- Lucca - approx. 30 km.
literature
Web links
http://www.comune.viareggio.lu.it - Viareggio official website
