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Places to visit from Vellano

Within 10 - 25 minutes drive:

Svizzera Pesciatina (Pesciatina Switzerland)
Vellano is the acknowledged "capital" of the Svizzera Pesciatina. Click here for more about Svizzera Pesciatina and Vellano.

Pescia, traditional market town along the banks of the River Pescia, home of Italy's most famous flower market. Click here for more about Pescia.

Collodi, home of Pinnochio. Click here for more about Collodi.

Montecatini Terme, thermal spa to be enjoyed. Click here for more about Montecatini Terme

Within 25 - 50 minutes drive:

Lucca, important Roman walled city with medieval and Renaissance architecture. Excellent dining, antique markets, music festivals,. Birthplace of Puccini. Vinci, leonardo's birthplace. Click here for more about Lucca.

Abetone, a trip into the mountains, stunning views, culminating in the premier Italian ski resort. Click here for more about Abetone.

Vinci, birthplace of Leonardo. Click here for more about Vinci. 

Within 50 - 75 minutes drive

Florence, home of the Medicis, Catherdral (Piazza del Duomo), Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi Museum, Pitti Palace and much, much more. Click here for more about Florence

Viareggio, fashionable seaside resort, with super beaches and attractions for all ages including the Torre del Lago Puccini where he wrote La Boheme, Tosca and Madame Butterfly. Click here for more about Viareggio.

Pisa with it's leaning tower and many other historic buildings. Click here for more about Pisa.

Livorno (Leghorn), important port, local specialities are fish soup (cacciucco) and red mullet (triglie). Click here for more about Livorno

.For trips to Florence, Lucca and Pisa you may wish to consider travelling by train from Pescia. The services are quite frequent and one can avoid the problems of parking which, at times in these three cities,  can be very difficult.
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