Versilia - Pisa - Lucca - Montecatini
Versilia is the name of the land between the Apuan Alps and the Tyrrhenian coast from Cinquale to Lago di Massaciuccoli whose wide, long beach stretch of fine sand is sheltered from the northern wind by the mountains. A real paradise on earth!
The choice of beaches with colourful beach umbrellas and facilities is extremely wide. Each “bagno” is well equipped with all amenities and comforts to meet guests’ expectations.
Besides, all your tours are organized in our Toscana Golf & More’s offices which are based in Versilia!
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Forte dei Marmi offers all year round the right ingredients for an elegant holiday: first-class hotels, first-rate restaurants and entertainment. While taking a walk in the afternoon or in the evening you can go shopping in the exclusive fashion designer boutiques. For over one hundred years Forte dei Marmi has been the most sought-after holiday resort for the aristocratic, the wealthy and the intellectual. |
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Viareggio is the only resort on the coast that has the characteristics of a town: to the visitor it is like a breeze of Nice in Tuscany. The sea front promenade with its row of palm trees, elegant, Liberty-style hotels, endless chain of open air cafes and fashion shops, private beaches is the background to the funniest, most impressive Carnival parade in Italy. |
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Pietrasanta is in the hinterland, between the Via Aurelia and the Apuan Alps. Here, artists from all over the world come to stay and learn how to cast bronze in local foundries or take sculpting lessons using the white marble that Michelangelo appreciated so much. The renowned artists and craftsmen of Pietrasanta create marble masterpieces that are worldwide famous. |
From Lucca via Pisa to Vinci
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Lucca: the historical centre is surrounded by a city-wall of 4 kilometres and can easily be visited from top to bottom in just one day. When you go through one of the many city-wall entrance doors, you will immediately notice that Lucca offers its cultural treasures as if they were all perfectly collected in an art essay. From the famous Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, where houses were built on the foundations of the Roman amphitheatre, you can reach the Torre Guinigi and the various sights. A pleasant walk along Via Fillungo which is full of charming shop windows, will round off your visit of the city. |
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Pisa: Piazza dei Cavalieri and its impressive Palazzo dei Cavalieri are only a short walk from the worldwide famous Piazza dei Miracoli. This building, now an exclusive university college, was once the seat of the Knights of the Saint Stephen’s order. If you happen to go to the lively students’ district you will see the second leaning tower of Pisa that leans abandoned towards San Nicola’s church. |
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Montecatini: the bustling village in the heart of Tuscany is best known as “the thermal spa of Europe”. One of the most important Italian health resorts, the health spa of Montecatini, is renowned for mud treatments, baths and inhalations. Montecatini Alto which is the medieval part of the village, can be reached by funicular and offers a picturesque view on Montecatini and its surroundings. |
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Vinci:Vinci, a village dating from the Middle Ages, is set on a hill between Empoli and Florence and it is completely surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. The 10th century castle “Guidi” hosts the museum “Leonardiano”, dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci. Here you can see many models built on Leonardo’s designs, special machines, drafts and drawings which are clearly displayed to prove the inventor’s ingeniousness. The museum is definitely worth a visit not only for technique enthusiasts but for everybody. A visit to the building that was once Leonardo da Vinci’s house (only 3 km from the museum) will round off your day!
Back streets, small houses and a charming countryside make a visit to Vinci a successful excursion. |
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