TO MAKE YOUR STAY EVENTFUL
RECOMMENDED
After visiting Versilia and all of its places, here are some activities or places we recommend to make your holiday even more unique!
Disclaimer:The following activites are only recommandations, so the structure will not take care of bookings and/or means of transport.
The structure is NOT partnered (or has discounts) with any of these activities. These are just experiences we wanted to recommend in order to make your stay UNFORGETTABLE.
PISA/LUCCA
After only 20 minutes of train you can discover Pisa and its Leaning Tower.
The train stop is: Pisa San Rossore. After a quick tour in Piazza Dei Miracoli you can discover the center of Pisa passing by Corso Italia.
Once visited the center, get on the train Pisa Centrale which goes towards Lucca.
For the return you have to take the train Lucca-Viareggio and once you've arrived in Viareggio you have to take the train towards Pietrasanta.
In only one day you can visit both of the cities!
FIRENZE (FLORENCE)
Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is located 1h away from Casetta del Borgo by car or 1h30 by train.
In order to not have issues with parking we highly recommend you to go by train, getting on Pietrasanta and getting off Firenze Santa Maria Novella.
Here you can visit: the Dome, Uffizi, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio and so on.
LE CINQUE TERRE
Cinque Terre is a group of ancient fishermen villages located along the italian coast.
Each of this village has coloured houses and vineyards clung on ripid terraces obtained on the coast.
The ports are always full of fishing ships and you can find lots of specialties in the local restaurants like, for example, the famous ligurian condiment: pesto.
To get to Cinque Terre (Monterosso, Corniglia, Vernazza, Manarola and Riomaggiore) you have to take the train from Pietrasanta and get off La Spezia Centrale. Here you can take the ticket Trenitalia which is a special ticket that you can use to visit all of the places in Cinque Terre.
DISCLAIMER: All of the places citated in the section "BEAUTIFUL BEACHES" are reachable by car. It is highly recommended to go with a portable beach umbrella, lunch/snack to eat there, towels, flip-flops and swimsuit.
BEAUTIFUL BEACHES
Cala Violina:it is a public bay in Maremma Toscana. The beach, completely public, has a very crystal-like sea and it is one of the most important natural heritages. To access the beach you must have a reservation.
Torre Mozza: It's a coast fortress located in the southern part of Piombino.
The beach with this ruin is almost a must if you're looking for a crystal-like sea.
Maldives? Nay! These are the Spiagge Bianche di Rosignano Solvay (White beaches of Rosignano Solvay).
The unusual colour of the sand, main reason why the beach is compared to the tropical beaches, is a consequence of years of work and processing wastes of calcium carbonate from the Solvay factory located in Rosignano Solvay, about 1km far from the coast.
Nevertheless this stretch of coast has been awarded with the "blue flag" and the White Beaches remain one of the most popular seaside destination in Tuscany.
RED WINE EXPERIENCE
The tuscanian inland offers magnificent and unique places to visit (Volterra, Certaldo...).
It also offers the perfect land to cultivate vines from where high quality and amazing wines are made.
The most famous places where you can taste a good red wine are Bolgheri and Montalcino.
HOW TO REACH: by car
LARDO DI COLONNATA
In less than 10km from Casetta del Borgo is located the city of Colonnata, where you can taste the so iconic Lardo ( is a type of salumi made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and other herbs and spices).
This is for sure a mandatory destination if you want to taste the famous and unique LARDO DI COLONNATA.
HOW TO REACH: by car
CARNEVALE DI VIAREGGIO
The dates of the Carnevale change every year. The five courses take place from the end of January till the end of February, on Saturday or Sunday.
Carnevale is a runway of decorated wagons made of papier-machée, each of the which represents either a satyre of politicians either a celebrity or a critique to the society. This runway is accompanied by music and in front of the wagons there are people (dressed according to the theme of their wagon) who dance.
One of the most famous event in Versilia, for sure.
The Carnevale doesn't only have the afternoon courses, which start at about 4pm, but it goes on also in the evening in some districts 'till midnight (RIONI) and in some pubs ,'till morning, in where people dance and have fun.
HOW TO REACH: by car or train
DISCLAIMER: if you go by car, remember that it will be difficult to park your car.
SANT'ERMETE
In Forte dei Marmi (6.6km far from Pietrasanta) ,on August 28th, Sant'Ermete is celebrated, which is an event seen by the tourists and local people as the END OF SUMMER.
During the day is the fair of San't Ermete where there are lots of stands.
In the evening, people go towards the bridge ( Pontile) or on the beach to admire the firework
HOW TO REACH: by car or by bike.
LUCCA COMICS
Event that takes place in the last week of October.
It is a reunion of fan of anime, mangas, videogames, comics etc... Here you can find cosplayers, stands where you can buy different things and so on.
The tickets can be purchased online or on place and they can be used for one day or ,thanks to a carnet, for all of the estabilished dates.
HOW TO REACH: by train
HALLOWEEN
Near Ponte del Diavolo (Lucca) , the fun during the Halloween night is guaranteed.
It is said that the builder of this bridge, panicking because he couldn't finish the project, started to chant sacrileges that evocated the devil himself. The Devil promised to help the man in one night only if he could take the soul of the first being that crossed the bridge. The man rushed to the local priest who told him to make a dog cross the bridge, and thats what he did. The devil, fourious, took the dog and flew with it in the water and was not seen anymore. Legend has it, at the end of October the devil disguised as a white dog can be seen crossing the bridge looking for the soul of the builder. It is also said that it is possible to see the petrified corpse of the poor dog on the bottom of the river.
Since 1993 people have fun celebrating halloween here with lots of activities.
It is recommended to reach the said location many hours before in order to not have problems with parking.
HOW TO REACH: by car
SAGRA DEL TARTUFO (TROUFFLE)
It is a feast that takes place in San Miniato (Pisa) in October. Here people can taste,see and buy different types of trouffle and eat different dishes with trouffle.
HOW TO REACH: by car or by train
Here are some other activities/festivals/events that you can add to your list to appreciate Versilia even more:
- SURF
- HORSE-RIDING ON THE BEACH /IN VERSILIANA (OUR LOCAL PARK)
- TENNIS
- GOLF
- PRIVATE FLIGHT ON THE CAVES OF MARMO DI CARRARA
THE PERFECT PLACE TO LIVE VERSILIA!