Lucca Summer Music Festival
There is nothing better than an outdoor concert in the summer, friends next to you, singing along, drinking some vino and taking in the music. But nothing tops a summer music festival in Italy. This year’s music festival in Lucca promises to be nothing less than exceptional. Every year in July, big names from around the world come to perform here on the mainstage in Piazza Napoleone in the center of town. The festival has had enormous success since its first edition in 1998. An idyllic setting inside a ring of Renaissance walls fronted by gardens and huge bastions has attracted guests such as Joe Cocker, Ray Charles, Joan Baez, Lionel Richie, Bob Dylan and Goerge Benson over the years.
Only 1 hour and 22 minutes from Florence, this is well worth the 4€ train ride out to Lucca. Tickets start from 35€-60€. Lineups this summer include: Erykah Badu, Alicia Keys, Hicago, Leonard Cohen and more. For official days and times contact the website: http://www.summer-festival.com/lucca/index.html