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Itinerary
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Stop At: Teatro del Giglio, Piazza del Giglio 13/15, 55100, Lucca Italy

The meeting point with the guide is at the ticket office of the theatre, Teatro del Giglio. The tour begins with a visit to the theatre’s interior accompanied by excerpts of music performed here in the past; the construction of the theatre dates to 1675.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Napoleone, Lucca Italy

Back outside the theatre, the guide will explain about the adjacent Piazza Napoleone and the rock, pop, jazz, and soul concerts that have been held in this location for the past 20 years with headliners such as David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Elton John and even the Rolling Stones.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Lucca's Duomo (Cattedrale di San Martino), Piazza San Martino, Lucca Italy

The next stops are at the neighboring Church of San Giovanni and the Cathedral San Martino, both of which have produced musicians and music of great quality thanks to the recurring religious celebrations held through the centuries. The Puccini family were organists of the Cathedral for 124 consecutive years.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Anfiteatro, Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, Lucca Italy

The tour proceeds along Lucca’s narrow medieval streets to the Conservatory named after the illustrious cellist and composer, Luigi Boccherini, another native son. The institute was founded by the composer Giovanni Pacini in 1842 and Puccini’s father was its director for the two years preceding his untimely death.

Next is a visit to the characteristic oval-shaped Piazza dell’Anfiteatro where gladiators battled in Roman times. Today it is the location for markets and performances, including jazz concerts.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo Pfanner, Via Degli Asili 33, 55100, Lucca Italy

You then pass alongside the residence where Niccolò Paganini, the famous violinist, lived while in town during the first decade of the 1800s when Elisa Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sister, reigned over Lucca. These were the years when Paganini’s career began to flourish. You will hear the languid notes of one of his famous guitar and violin serenades, which were composed in Lucca.

Close by is the splendid late-17th century Baroque garden of Palazzo Controni-Pfanner, a magnificent example of the gardens of that time – veritable three-dimensional outdoor stage sets.

In Via degli Asili, the guide will point out the plaque dedicated to the memory of the composer, Alfredo Catalani, accompanied by the notes of his most successful opera, La Wally. Catalani died at the young age of 39.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Puccini Museum - Casa Natale, Corte San Lorenzo 9 Museum: Corte San Lorenzo 9, 55100, Lucca Italy

At the garden of Palazzo Diodati-Orsetti, there is another plaque, this one dedicated to the great violinist and composer Francesco Geminiani. He migrated from Lucca to England in the early 18th century and spent his last years in Ireland where he ultimately passed away.

From here, Piazza San Michele, considered the center of Lucca, is just a short walk away. The tour ends with a visit to the nearby Puccini Museum, birthplace of the most famous composer and celebrity of Lucca, Giacomo Puccini.

Duration: 30 minutes

• Professional guide
• Entry/Admission - Puccini Museum - Casa Natale
• Entry/Admission - Teatro del Giglio

• Wheelchair accessible
• Bilingual tour in Italian and English
• Adult rate applies to travelers 15 years and older
• Children rate applies per child up to 15 years if accompanied by a paying adult
• Meeting point by the Ticket Office Teatro del Giglio at 10.45 am, beginning of the tour at 11.00 am
• Stroller accessible
• Near public transportation
• Transportation is wheelchair accessible
• Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Most travelers can participate
• Face masks required for travelers in public areas
• Face masks required for guides in public areas
• Social distancing enforced throughout experience
• Regular temperature checks for staff
• Lucca was not hit badly by the Covid-19 epidemic and currently registers no cases. Our tour takes place, for the most part, outdoors. Nevertheless, we will enforce social distancing and the use of masks until the end of the pandemic.
• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

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