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Things to see in Viareggio
In Viareggio the atlas lists 23 historic places: 9 historic villas and palaces, 6 museums, 3 historic theatres, 2 lighthouses, 2 archaeological sites and 1 fortress or tower.
Of these, 2 list opening hours and 1 has free entry.
Don’t miss: Galleria d'arte moderna e contemporanea "Lorenzo Viani" (Viareggio, Italy) (2008), museum in Italy.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Modern era (100% of dated places).
- 23historic places
- 60,579inhabitants
- 2 maltitude
The town
Viareggio is a smaller city in Tuscany, in Versilia in the province of Lucca in Italy. The city is located on the beautiful Tyrrhenian Sea, and the country surrounding the city is an area of beautiful hills and quaint farm houses.
The town is not very useful to most travellers as the beach is completely private, taken over by members only beach clubs. The town is famous for its carnival Carnivale di Viareggio in a neighboring city Torre del Lago.
The town is gay friendly, and is surrounded by many attractive cities. It is also a less expensive alternative to some surrounding beach towns.
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23 places
Villas and palaces 9
Museums 6
Museum, 2008Galleria d'arte moderna e contemporanea "Lorenzo Viani" (Viareggio, Italy)
Viareggio (LU)
Historic theatres 3
Lighthouses 2
Archaeological sites 2
Fortresses and towers 1
Getting there
The city is 38 km from Pisa, 28 km from Massa, 48 km from Livorno, and 96 km from Florence.
By train: Viareggio is on the line between Genova and Rome and can be reached by local trains from Pisa (15 minutes) and from La Spezia (1 hour). From Viareggio there is also a very slow line to Lucca (15 minutes), Montecatini (45 minutes), Pistoia (1 hour), Prato (75 minutes) and Florence (90 minutes).
By plane: The closest airport is in Pisa. From there it's possible to reach Viareggio by train (at the station Pisa Airport take the train to Pisa centrale and then the regional train to La Spezia with stops in Torre del Lago Puccini and Viareggio) or by bus (in the large square in front of the airport go to the bus stop of Vaibus and take the bus to Torre del Lago and Viareggio; tickets on board).
From Florence airport take the bus Vaibus to Lucca, Torre del Lago, Viareggio. The bus stop is in front of the airport, at the beginning of the motorway (tickets on board).
By bus: There are bus lines of Vaibus to and from Forte dei marmi, Lucca, Pisa, Florence and Montecatini.
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