Lake Massaciuccoli

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Lake Massaciuccoli is a lake in the Province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Its surface area is 6.9 km². It is located mainly in the municipality of Massarosa and partly in Torre del Lago, a civil parish of Viareggio. It is one of the largest remaining fragments of the large swamps and marshes that once covered entirely the coastal plain of Versilia. The lake was known in ancient times as the Fossis Papirianis, a name used in the Tabula Peutingeriana. ()

Local name: Lago di Massaciuccoli Area: 2.66 mi²Elevation: -7 ft b.s.l.Coordinates: 43°49'60"N, 10°19'52"E

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Lake Massaciuccoli – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Viareggio Diga Foranea Lighthouse, Certosa di Farneta, Pieve di San Pantaleone, Chiesa San Michele.

5 miW
Lighthouse
Viareggio Diga Foranea Lighthouse, Viareggio
127 min walk • Viareggio Diga Foranea Lighthouse is an active lighthouse, located at halfway the breakwater of the dock of Viareggio on the Ligurian Sea.
4.8 miNE
Monastery
Certosa di Farneta, Lucca
123 min walk • The Certosa di Farneta is a cloistered Carthusian monastery just north of Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.
3.7 miN
Church
Pieve di San Pantaleone
94 min walk • The parish church of San Pantaleone is a sacred building located in Pieve a Elici in the municipality of Massarosa.
5.5 miN
Church
Chiesa San Michele
140 min walk • The church of San Michele the main Catholic place of worship in Corsanico, a hamlet of Massarosa, in the province of Lucca, the seat of the parish of the same name belonging to the archdiocese of Lucca.
4.9 miNW
Museum
Palazzo Paolina Bonaparte, Viareggio
125 min walk • Villa Pauline is a historic building, located in the city of Viareggio, that belonged to Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's sister.
4.3 miSE
Church
Santa Maria in Castello, Vecchiano
109 min walk • The church of Santa Maria in Castello is located in Vecchiano. Located in a pleasant and evocative place, the church appears to have existed since 1136, included in the ancient castle of Vecchiano mentioned as early as 1120 in the Pisan cathedral...
4.3 miE
Forts and castles
Castello di Ripafratta
111 min walk • The Rock of Ripafratta, also known as the Rock of San Paolino or Castle of Ripafratta, is a medieval castle located on Vergario Hill, overlooking the town of Ripafratta, on the border of the province of Pisa.
5 miW
43°51'28"N • 10°14'14"E
Faro di Viareggio, Viareggio
127 min walk • Lighthouse
5 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chiesa di San Paolino, Viareggio
129 min walk • The church of San Paolino is a religious building located at 221 Via Sant'Andrea in Viareggio, in the province of Lucca.
5.5 miSE
Church
Pieve di San Marco
142 min walk • The parish church of St. Peter and St. John the Baptist, now under the title of St. Mark, is located in Rigoli in the municipality of San Giuliano Terme, along the ancient Via Aemilia Scauri, later known as Via Julia Augusta and finally Strada...
4 miN
Church
St. Lucia Church
102 min walk • The church of Santa Lucia is located in Montigiano, a hamlet of Massarosa, province of Lucca, at 54 Vallecava Street.

Lake Massaciuccoli

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Lake Massaciuccoli – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)