Casa Giardino

 Via Del Giardino 23
Barga
55051 (LU)
Tuscany
Italy
Phone: (0039) 0583 710011
Mobile: 3471823296
Email: turner-west@libero.it
BARGA  

Barga is a medieval city situated on a hilltop in the valley of the River Serchio. It is about 45 minutes drive north of Lucca, and Lucca itself is a 20 minute drive from Pisa. Barga is easily reached by train,car or bus. The closest International Airports are at Pisa and Florence.

 If you travel by train, Barga is found on the Lucca to Aulla line and you must alight at Barga-Gallicano station. From the station you can get a taxi (obtainable from the café outside the main station entrance on your left) or a bus up to Barga. A tip here for you …..

If do travel by bus or train you must validate you ticket at the start of your journey. At the train station you use the yellow boxes to validate your ticket and on the buses there is a machine at the top of the steps on your left as you board the bus, otherwise you could be in line for a hefty on the spot fine from the ticket Inspectors that always turn up unexpectedly.

Barga has a fine summer music programme including the world famous Jazz Festival in July and in August there is Opera Barga as well as various fetes and fairs. Barga also boasts a swimming pool, cinema, tennis courts, theatre and plenty of good restaurants and bars where you can sample good local Tuscan cuisine.

From your base in Barga you can visit any of the three nature parks in the area and any of the three spa towns, one of them Bagni di Lucca is the oldest spa town in Europe.
There is also the seaside town of Viareggio and the winter ski resorts of Abetone and Radici within easy reach
If you would like to go further afield there are the historic Tuscan cities of Florence,Pisa,Lucca,Pistoia,Prato, and Sienna all accessible by train, car or bus.