Lucca is the birthplace of composers Francesco Geminiani, Gioseffo Guami, Luigi Boccherini, Giacomo Puccini and Alfredo Catalani. The Casa di Puccini is open to the public. At nearby Torre del Lago there is a Puccini opera festival every year in July/August. Puccini had a house there.
Attractions
Piazza Napoleone
Piazza San Michele
Duomo di San Martino
Anfiteatro – ancient Roman amphitheatre
Chiesa di San Michele in Foro
Chiesa di San Frediano
Torre delle Ore (Clock Tower)
Casa e Torre Guinigi
Museo Nazionale Guinigi
Museo e Pinacoteca Nazionale
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