VERSILIA    

The Versilia is located in northern Tuscany. It's fame derives from a rare combination of factors that together constitute the ideai situation for all types of touristic desires. It is well known for its fine sandy beaches covering over 20 Km and served by over 425 bathing establishments, 600 hotels ranging from 1-5 stars as well as a few kilometers of open beach, run by the municipal authorities.Hundreds of versilian restaurants offer the best classical traditions of Tuscan gastronomy.

Versilia contains a rich and varied environment with its glistening shoreline and breathtaking mountain scenery as well as its historic and cultural heritage. Versilia is also highly suited for those seeking tourist ports, well equipped and with servicing by some of the most important yacht builders of the Tyrrhenian littoral.

Versilia and environs covers a surface of 165 square chitometers, including the province of Lucca. It occupies the northwestern part of Tuscany, between the ridge of the Apuan Alps and the Tyrrhenian Sea, with a coastal strip of about 20 hiIometers in length. The south is bordered by the Lahe of Massaciuccoli and the thichet of Migliarino, white the north is bordered by the mouth of the Cinquale. The territory of Versilia is divided into the administrative Communes of Pietrasanta, Forte di Marmi, Seravezza and Stazzema. Camaiore, Massarosa and Viareggio are the outskirs.
It is a strip of coastline 10 chilometers wide at its minimum and 18 at its maximum. Despite this, the natural environments are quite varied. In fact, from Versilia's highest peah, Ia Pania della Croce, 1859 metres above sea level, to Forte dei Marmi, it is only 15 chilometers in a beeline.
The climate is naturally affected by the geographical configuration of this territory.
At sea level, during the hot seasons, the mountains moderate the humidity, while the winter is more temperate due to the beneficial influence of the sea.
Versilia and environs is crossed by the A12 Highway Livorno-Sestri Levante-Genova, and that tract has exits at tollbooths Viareggio-Camaiore and Versilia-Forte dei Marmi.
The A12 connects to the Highway A11 Firenze-Mare from Lucca, by way of an overpass which exists at Massarosa. The other possible roads are the State Highway l along the Aurelia and the State Highway 439 Sarzanese Val d'Era. Versilia can also be reached by rail on the Roma - Pisa - Genova - Torino line and from Lucca on the Firenze - Pistoia - Montecatini - Lucca - Viareggio line. Almost all the trains stop at Viareggio; the other stations are Torre del Lago Puccini, Camaiore - Capezzano, which is less than 2 hilometers from Lido di Camaiore and Pietrasanta and around 3 hilometers from Marina di Pietrasanta.