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Bagni di Lucca is situated in the countryside of Tuscany and the region is easily accessible from here. This can be more than just any holiday. You can rejuvenate yourself at the spa and then keeping this as you base you can head off to explore the neighbouring art cities and the beautiful Tuscan countryside. Lucca is a quaint a beautiful place in Tuscany, Italy where you can see its glorious past through the remains of the medieval walls and its splendid historic center.
The curative waters of Bagni di Lucca have attracted tourists for many centuries. There is proof the thermal springs were popular in the ninth century. Many well-known and powerful people have come to relax in these waters. The list includes Matilde di Canossa and Federico II. It popularity especially soared in the twentieth century with many famous writers and poets making it their retreat. Giusti, Monti, Carducci, Pascoli, Montaigne, Dumas, Heine, Shelley, Byron, Puccini and Mascagni have all holidayed at Bagni di Lucca, Tuscany. At this time it was popularly known as the Switzerland of Tuscany, a name coined by Mascagni.
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