Hi,
We will be staying in Lucca as our home base for 6 nights in early August. Besides a visit to Viareggio, we were thinking another location we could cool off from the heat, is wading/swimming in the Lima river. So far, my search points to taking a train from Lucca to Bagni di Lucca. I have found some links that say swim "near the bridge to Casoli". How do we get there without a car (taxi? bus access?) and is it appropriate to just jump into the Lima River near a bridge? I also have found links to organized soft rafting and water trekking, but that means making a reservation and payment for an organized activity. This might be the option for our party of six (i.e. how exactly do find a bus that drops us off near a bridge? and then brings us back into Bagni di Lucca?) I am just trying to find out if there other options for swimming holes/wild swimming in the Lima River. Does anyone have experience with this?
We could also love a nice swimming pool to cool off. But only the holiday homes seem to have swimming pools. We are staying in a flat inside Lucca walls. Wish we could have access to a nice holiday or hotel pool...
Thanks,
Sam