The diversity and richness of Versilia is found in the “ proximity of two opposite powers, the sea and the mountain ”, as Mario Tobino wrote. The chain of the Apuan Alps rises in the background no more than 15 kilometers far away from the shore in which the incessant work of man is recognizable. This varied landscape includes hills that descend gradually from the mountains down to the widest marshland in Central Italy located around lake Massaciuccoli. Together with the pinewood of Migliarino and the estate of San. Rossore, it is part of a natural reserve founded in 1979. Scattered in the approximately 24 thousand hectares are found peat bogs, ruins of thermal baths dated to the II century B.C., called 'Buche di Nerone' (Nerone's holes) and the villa 'La Piaggetta'.
The long sandy beaches that connect famous holiday resorts, are interposed by stretches of Mediterranean wood (macchia). Forte dei Marmi, Marina di Pietrasanta, Viareggio are just some of the very beautiful and lively resorts of the Versilia shore. The combination of all these features make this part of Tuscany unique.
The territory
