Chiesa e Battistero dei SS Giovanni e Reparata

The 12th-century interior of the deconsecrated Chiesa e Battistero dei SS Giovanni e Reparata is a hauntingly atmospheric setting for early evening opera recitals staged by Puccini e la sua Lucca, which are held at 7pm every evening from mid-March to October, and on every evening except Thursday from November to mid-March. Professional singers present a one-hour programme of arias and duets dominated by the music of Puccini. Tickets are available from the church between 10am and 6pm.

In the north transept of the church is a baptistry crowning an archaeological area comprising five building levels going back to the Roman period.

Today's church is largely the 12th-century remodelling of its early-Christian 5th-century predecessor. You can see traces of this in the present Gothic baptistry.