Swimming                                                                   Location:   Bagni di Lucca 

The superb public swimming pool is just a 5 minute walk away.  This complex provides excellent facilities including a bar with a dining area where snacks can be purchased at reasonable prices, sunbeds for hire, pools for children and adults.  A whole day's leisure for around 6 Euro

           

Skiing

Abetone is a well resourced skiing resort used by locals and visitors. 

Abetone has many different slopes and skiing activities 

It takes one hour by car to get there

In recent winters there has been a long season with plenty of snowTuscany 

Golf in Tuscany

Tuscany is the ideal place for golfers;  beginners or seasoned professionals and for  training or competing  

If you love open spaces and contact with nature, you will be spellbound by the locations. Play all year round in  this mild climate and at a variety of locations  - by the sea, on hills, in the mountains

Versilia Golf Club, Via della Sipe 100 55045 Pietrasanta - Lucca (Tel:  0584 881574), promotional course at Golf Club Garfagnana Loc. Braccicorti 55036 Pieve Fosciana, Lucca  (Tel: 0583 644027)Practice courses at:  Alisei Golf Club Via Spirito Santo 30  55045 Pietrasanta - Lucca (Tel:  0584 283268) and Vicopelago Golf Club Loc. Vicopelago 55057 Lucca

(Tel:  0583 370562)

Trekking

The area around Bagni di Lucca and stretching into the Garfagnana has many well established Trekking Routes.  The two closest ones are

La Via del Trebbio

Bagni di Lucca - Benabbio - Boveglio - Villa Basilica - Collodi

La Controneria

Borgo a Mozzano - Ponte a Serraglio - Pieve di Monti di Villa - S. Anna - Montefegatesi - (Pieve di Controne) - San Cassiano - Palleggio

In Garfagnana there are three other important routes

La Via Vandelli
San Pellegrino in Alpe - Castiglione - Pieve Fosciana - Castelnuovo - Poggio – Vagli

La Via della Transumanza

Castiglione - Sassorosso - Campaiana - Corfino - Villa - Castiglione

La Via del Sale
Torrite - Isola Santa - Careggine - Camporgiano - Campocatino

For a map click here

Wine Trails

Bagni di Lucca is surrounded by the wine and oil growing areas.

Lucchese wines, red and white are very popular in the restaurants and bars and Monte Carlo, less than thirty minutes drive away, also produces a selection of very good wines

Strada del Vino delle Colline Lucchesi e Montecarlo 

Tel. 0583 417514   www.provincialucca.it

c/o Provincia di Lucca (LU)

Wines: 1) Il Rosso delle Colline Lucchesi 2) Merlot delle Colline Lucchesi 3) Sangiovese delle Colline Lucchesi 4) Il Bianco delle Colline Lucchesi 5) Il Sauvignon delle Colline Lucchesi 6) Il Vermentino delle Colline Lucchesi 

 7) Vin Santo e Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice.

If you want to travel further and taste some of the best of Tuscan wines try this one

 Strada del Vino Vernaccia di San Gimignano                                                 

Piazza Duomo 1 - 53037 San Gimignano (Siena) Tel. 0577 940008      www.comune.sangimignano.si.it

Wines: 1) Brunello di Montalcino 2) Vernaccia di San Gimignano 3) Chianti dei Colli Senesi                            4) Moscadello di Montalcino 5) Orcia 6) Rosso di Montalcino 7) Sant'Antimo  8) Vin Santo del Chianti Classico