Lucca
(13 Km)
Casa Museo 'Giacomo Puccini'
The birthplace where Giacomo Puccini was born on 22 December 1858 and in which the composer lived all the years of his childhood was transformed into a museum in 1979, was reopened to the public on 13th September 2011, after major restoration work. The museum houses original furnishings, precious objects, including the Steinway & Sons piano on which Turandot composed, autograph scores of youth compositions, many letters, paintings, photographs, sketches, memorabilia and precious documents that testify to the composer's work.