"A Spa Village" Bagni di Lucca by BruceDunning

Bagni di Lucca Travel Guide: 6 reviews and 21 photos

View to the village from river side - Bagni di Lucca

The river view getting into village

Take Strada 12 north out of Lucca and at split of 445 keep on 12. Not much to see. It used to be a famed place for spa resort and casino. Now it seems like only few visitors come this way, even though I can imagine old time locals still frequent the spas. The town name is only from 1862 it was renamed from Bagno a Corsena. The original dating of the town is around Etruscan era and then Romans, both of whom took in pleasures of the spas. Lucca had control most of the time period of Medieval 1300 forward, and even renovated the town to promote more visitors.

In the middle of foilage.

Lovely ride along the river to get here

The road winds along the river and it is a nice ride. The town follows the contour of the Serchio River, which runs swiftly. The homes and spas hang right at the water's edge. It is an area called Lima VAlley.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Quite environment to stroll-takes you back in another time
Cons:Not much to do even on the main street
In a nutshell:It could take only 1 hour to see what there is to see

Last visit to Bagni di Lucca: Oct 2005
Intro Updated Aug 17, 2008
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River Serchio runs alongside - Bagni di Lucca

Sky and River Views of the town Things to Do (4)

These are form other sources, but gives the flavor for the town and the style of village architecture. more travel advice

Architectural Works on the Buildings Things to Do (4)

There are some building structures in the mid section of town the are worth a view. WE did not go into the casino, and... more travel advice

Homes along the Serchio coming into to town - Bagni di Lucca

Walk the town-maybe take in a spa Things to Do (4)

This was probably a good place to take a massage within the last 40 years ago. Now it seems old-outdated and not much... more travel advice

Devil's bride-another view - Bagni di Lucca

Devils Bridge Things to Do (4)

The bridge is old and was in the past called Ponte della Maddelena-bridge of Mary Magdalene. Her statue stood at eh foot... more travel advice

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Trekki Aug 16, 2009 at 10:55 PM

Ah, the famous Devil's Bridge, I remember that I've read about it. What a bad thing that your camcorder broke! And sad to read that the casino closure had such a dramatic effect on the village!