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Tuscany - Italy

"Massa" Siede Massa tra lucida verzura d'aranci, a specchio del tirreno mare; vedi tagliente dietro lei spiccare come un zaffiro immenso la Tambura; verdeggiante e declive in una pura chiarità d'alba il Belveder t'appare; sola, in disparte sembra minacciare nubi passanti la Brugiana oscura. Mi sveglia il canto delle capinere tra le magnolie, e m'assopisce un lento ronzio di ruote e romba di gualchiere. Come bimbo cullato io m'addormento; e allor fugge, allor vola il mio pensiere, ed in Romagna accanto a voi mi sento. Giovanni Pascoli

THE AREA OF MASSA CARRARA

The area of Massa Carrara, in the north of Tuscany, is a piece of land that nature generously provided for. Great features of the area are the sea and Apuan Alps. 10 km of very beautiful beaches stretch between Marina di Carrara, Marina di Massa, Ronchi and Cinquale di Montignoso and are ideal for family tourism. Further north, in the hills, is Massa founded in the 1500's by the Malaspinas. The city, built around the medieval structure, is overlooked by the castle and is full of beautiful monuments. Behind the city and into the mountains lies a treasure precious to sculptors of all times. Between the Apuan Alps and the Appenini, on the border of three regions, Tuscany, Emilia and Liguria, is Lunigiana. A beautiful region, ancient land rich in history and tradition, filled with medieval towns and castles which make the diverse views of this land suggestive and relaxing.

MARINA di MASSA

The resources of our land have always distinguished Massa from all other towns, and make it attractive to the visitor's eye. It is, in fact, rare to find so much variety of scenery in such a small area: ranging form sea to countryside, from the city to the hills and Apuan Alps, with their hidden resource always known to man, marble, which has been extracted in the nearby Carrara and sculpted since roman times; to the mineral water springs which flow from the mountains. Topped by a wonderful climate which means it never snows and orange trees grow prosperous as many palm trees do too.

Not far there are many mountainous villages of very ancient origin (like Altagnana, Antona and Pariana) inhabited, most probably, since prehistorical times.

Marina di Massa is characterised by ten km of sandy beaches, modern equipment, blue sea, politeness, friendly people and good cuisine. These are the most suggestive memories that tourists will have a after a holiday in this part of the Mediterranean.
What disitinguishes this area is the variety of climate in such a small radius. You can go from the sea to the mountains by car in half an hour and enjoy many different sceneries.

For example the pine-woods and hills that reach the Apuan Alps. Wonderful mountains, where marble has been extracted for centuries, symbolising a cultural civilization which found it's seed in a place like this. This unique and distinguished scenery is ideal for any holiday. As well as for it's sun and sea Marina di Massa will be rembered for the wonderful climate.

During the winter it rarely gets any colder than 0 degrees C. The mountains proctect Massa from cold winds. Spring starts early, and from the beginning of February trees start blossoming, especially the orange tree, symbolic of this area and often described by famous poets such as Pascoli and Repetti.

Another characteristic of this area is the possibility of going on day trips or excursions nearby and admire the beautiful scenery and the cultural history.

It doesn't take long to reach the marble quarries, the Cinque Terre, the Gulf of Lerici or the beautiful bay of Portovenere. Many famous cities are nearby too, like Pisa with it's leaning tower, Lucca renowned for it's 100 churches or Florence, considered the art capital of Italy. Crafts are also very important in this area and marble is the most used material because of it's availability, here you will easily find, vases, sculptures and many other marble objects.

Food is also very important in Marina di Massa, restaurants serve fish based meals mainly. The typical home-made local cuisine is also very good and you will find foods you won't find anywhere else such as the unmissable sweet rice cake, or Tordelli (a type of pasta) or baccala' and stoccafisso (dried fish) served with polenta. And talking about food it's impossible not to mention the local wine.

Candia is one of the best you will find in the whole of Italy. The white Candia is unbeatable with fish and desserts.

The area is great if you want to practice sports too. As well as sailing and swimming in the sea, the great choice of facilities mean you will be able to choose between tennis, roller-skating, horseback riding, volleyball, basketball, football, baseball or fishing.

Nightlife is great. There are plenty of bars and night-clubs in Versilia where shows and concerts are planned. In the summer period (June-September) the tourism office organizes many events, such as theatre and art shows and many other events.

At the end of the summer Marina di Massa host a firework display by the sea to say goodbye to the tourists.

THE SEA

The fifteen kilometres of beach protected by pine-woods and the Apuan Alps mean that the beaches of Marina di Carrara, Marina di Massa, Ronchi, Poveromo, Cinquale, where people have been coming on holiday since the beginning of the 20th century, have a naturally good position and exceptional setting. The climate is also wonderful, because of the sea and mountains, with short winters and long warm summers.
The Apuan riviera attracts thousands of tourists and offers fun and a relaxing time to everyone, whatever your interests may be. The great motorway, railway, sea and air connections make it very easy to visit the nearby Lunigiana and Garfagnana mountain regions, and the cities of Lucca, Pisa and Florence, to mention a few.

MOUNTAINS AND PARKS

An ancient legend says that the Apuan marbles are the cristallization of falling stars. Tears, salty water turned in to stone. This legend is an amazing vision of the mountains overlooking the sea. In actual fact, getting to the top of the 2000 metres high mountains is easy and the roads that lead there offer a beautiful view leading to Pasquilio, Pian della Fioba and Campocecina, places that must be visited to enjoy the beauty of the valleys of Lunigiana and Garfagnana and the variety of hills and mountains.