museo villa puccini

Roxxyfloxxy

When we were there, it was closed. But I have been there before, when I was younger. A nice museum with good vibes. From outside the garden is well taken care of.

Stylelust

An intimate moment spent looking at Puccini's treasures. His music, his musical instruments, his hunting boots, his tokens of a life well spent. We were visiting for the Opera so it only makes sense to round out your visit with a tour of his home. It's an small space for a museum and only 15 people are allowed at a time so it does make sense to make a reservations.

cosmo144

This museum admits a limited number of persons on the half hour for a half hour tour. For any opera fan this is a must as the momentos and photographs of Puccini and many of those who performed his operas are first rate. The rooms are small but are filled with artifacts and the history of Puccini's life. One may wish to sign up with a tour group for this museum since a number of tour groups block a given time which means you can't get in and must wait until the next available time. The del Lago lake adjacent to the property is a site worth visiting as well.

Piccolina

If you love the music of Puccini and you can find your way to Torre del Lago Puccini, this museum is a must. If you can read and absorb a good biography of the composer ahead of time, the visit will mean that much more. The composer may not have been a saint, but his music can certainly lift us to the heavens, and to be in the very home where so much of it was written ... Priceless!

adrianyyz

For the opera lover, this is a MUST see. I was so moved, and visited twice during my stay. I'll definitely be back again.

Close2manhattan

Located on a beautiful lake at Torre de Lago Puccini, the museo/villa where Puccini wrote "Madame Butterfly," "Turandot," and "La Boheme," is a must -- even if you don't love opera. You walk through beautiful, but small, rooms crammed with artifacts and the history of the great maestro's life: his writing, the piano on which he did his composing, letters, hats, many photographs. All the while excerpts of his operas are heard. Puccini, his wife and son and daughter-in-law are buried there! Note that people are permitted in every twenty minutes from 10:00am until noon when it closes until 3:00pm when it opens until 5:00pm. Have lunch next door at da Cecco, small and charming serving delicious spaghetti a mare and good house wine!

IgelEye

The road to the villa needs resurfacing, Maybe in 50 years' time it will happen. The audio guide is a very helpful tool, but orientation in the rooms can be tricky. However, you can repeat each phase as you wish. Parking in the nearby car park costs only €2. For opera fans, this is a must-visit. Enjoy!

Traveller124

I met Puccini's grand daughter at the beginning of the tour. Sheis a very nice and approachable lady. The tour of the house was truly marvelous. Puccini created his operas on an upright piano still in the house. If you go to visit the house avoid walking on the floor with shoes to preserve it. Instead walk on the carpet provided. Some people have to be told these things.

josisteinfeld

An audio guide takes you round Puccini's villa, and there are many interesting items and photos, which illustrate Puccini's life and creative environment. It doesn't compare with Verdi's Villa Sant'Agata which is why it doesn't get 5 stars.

849MargaretC849

If you really love Puccini's operas you'll be overwhelmed with emotion as you explore these crammed little rooms , especially with an aria or duet bursting forth as you enter each room. I was glad to be alone with my audio-guide as I saw the waves of tour groups marching down from their coaches. A true Puccini fan can go from Lucca by the Viareggio bus. There's no way a bunch of people together can see anything together here. The young lades of the casa-museo did well to space me out so that I didn't have to be aware of these package tourists.

HAEJJAP

It was lovely to see the place where so many wonderful operas were written. We had previously visited Puccinis birthplace in Lucca, which was not atmospheric at all.

iangray13

For me this was a wonderful experience,to visit the home of Puccini,which is untouched since helived and wrote his wonderful music there.The house needs a lot of money for restoration and I would ask any visitor to join the Puccini club where all the money is spent on maintaining the house.If you are lucky you will meet Simonetta Puccini,the last remaining blood relative.Visit and enjoy.

luvvlyjubbly2013

We visited the Villa whilst staying in Pisa. It is easy to get there by train to Viareggio and then take the 32 bus to Torre del Lago. The villa is beside a peaceful lake setting where you can sit and have a coffee or ice cream amongst the beautifully tended gardens and the statue of the maestro. The villa is open once every 40 minutes, once you enter the gate is locked until the next opening time. Entrance fee 7 Euros. Audio guide in your language is available which is full of interesting information and descriptions of all Puccinis belongings which are still in place as if he is still living there. At the moment only the ground floor is open to the public, the first floor is currently being renovated and will be completed in 2015. You dont have to be an opera fan to appreciate this attraction, its a fascinating insight into the interesting life Puccini led. On the bus journey back to the station it is worth stopping off at the coastal resort of Viareggio with its sea front shops and cafes and local market

481warrenw

As an Opera lover and especially a lover of Puccini, this was an incredibly moving experience to see where he lived and worked and eventually was buried. A very special moment in my life.

JamesII

It was a real treat to be able to visit the home in which Puccini composed such great works of enduring art. There are plenty of interesting artifacts including his piano, original manuscripts, family photos and his hunting paraphernalia. The audio guide is quite good. The crypt in the house is a sombre place. The grounds are well maintained and the setting is lovely. It is not difficult to see why Puccini loved this place.