| Viareggio lies
less than half-an-hour west of the provincial capital,
Lucca. A small but wealthy city with excellent facilities,
Lucca is notable for its monumental city walls and several
important churches and towers. There are also excellent
transport links to Florence, Siena and the vineyards of
Chianti and southern Tuscany.
Pisa, also less than half-an-hour away, has the nearest
international airport and a range of attractions including
excellent facilities, restaurants and sites of historical
importance. It is well worth a detour for the Leaning Tower
alone.
Its
name comes from the via Regia, the road on which the defence
fortress of Lucca was built.
The climate is favourably mild in both the summer and the
winter months. Tourism began to develop in the middle of
the nineteenth century with the first seamen’s hostels
and the building of elegant hotels. The modern town runs
along streets and avenues that pass the old Burlamacca
canal, and is laid out between the west and east pinewoods.
The road to Torre del Lago – the romantic Viale dei
Tigli – runs through the east pinewood. The long sea
front has beaches of soft sand and gardens with palms, oleanders
and tamarisks. An ideal place for a walk is the avenuealong
the sefront, the town’s passeggiata, where there
are beach buildings and shops in the art nouveau style.
The only historic building is the Torre Matilde on the Burlamacca
canal and it was built by the senate of Lucca in 1544. The
Carnival of Viareggio, taking place in February, with its
magnificent coloured caravan parade, offers an impressively
unique show. Reach Viareggio by car
Viareggio is located on the Pisa-Genova axis of the Italian
A12 motorway, 25 km. north of Pisa. The motorway exit is
"Viareggio".
From Firenze: Take the A11 Firenze - Mare motorway. Just
before the Lucca exit, move right on to the motorway for
Viareggio (this is only a change of motorway, not an exit).
Just a couple of kms before getting to Viareggio (this motorway
actually ends at Viareggio so you will not find a real exit)
From Geneva: Once at Monte Bianco take the
A5 and A26 motorways to Vercelli, Alessandria, Genova (try
to avoid the rush hour in Genova!). Once in the Genova area,
follow the directions for Livorno and the A12 motorway.
You will come to the exit for "Viareggio" 150
km. later.
From Genova: Take the A12 Sestri-Levante
- Livorno motorway. Approximately 150 km. after leaving
Genova you will come to the exit for "Viareggio".
From Livorno: Take the A12 Livorno - Sestri-Levante
motorway. Approximately 40 km. after leaving Livorno you
will come to the exit for "Viareggio".
From Milano: Take the 'Autostrada del Sole'
(A1) motorway for Bologna. After approximately 130 km. move
on to the A15 motorway for La Spezia . At La Spezia follow
the directions for the Sestri Levante - Livorno motorway
(A12) in the direction of Livorno. Approximately 60 km.
later you will come to the exit for "Viareggio".
From Pisa: Take the 'Aurelia' (SS1) State
Road for Viareggio and Massa.
Reach Viareggio by plane
International Airport : Galileo Galilei
PISA (25 km. from Viareggio)
Pisa Central Railway Station is a 10 minute train journey
or five minute car drive from Pisa Airport. There are several
connecting trains to Viareggio. Car rental is available
directly at the airport.
There is a flight from Geneva to Milano and from Milano
to Pisa (3.5 hours approximately including a 1.5 hour stop
in Milano).
There is a flight - 1.5 hours approximately
- from Geneva to Firenze International Airport "Amerigo
Vespucci" FIRENZE (80 km. from Viareggio)
A bus service connects the airport and Florence Central
Railway Station. Trains leave Firenze on an hourly basis
for Viareggio. Car rental is available directly at the airport.
There is a flight from Geneva to Lugano and from Lugano
to Firenze (3 hours approximately including a 1 hour stop
in Lugano). There is no direct flight Geneva-Pisa.
Reach Viareggio by train
Railway Station: VIAREGGIO
CENTRALE.
Viareggio is located on the PISA-GENOVA
axis of the Italian railways, 25 km. north of Pisa.
All the short and most of the long distance trains on this
axis stop at Viareggio.
If you require train timetable information please send
us an e-mail and we will give you details. From Geneva
there is a direct overnight connection Geneva-Firenze,
and from Firenze there is an hourly connecting train to
Viareggio. The taxi ride to "Centro Italmaco I" -
Viareggio Varignano - takes approximately 5 minutes. |
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