Via Marco Minghetti, 13, Viareggio

The cluster sits on the Versilia stretch of the Tyrrhenian coast with sandy beaches and a seafront promenade (the Passeggiata) and a working port and marina. Lake Massaciuccoli and the Torre del Lago area lie immediately to the east; the lake and adjacent wetlands form part of the Parco naturale regionale di Migliarino, San Rossore e Massaciuccoli, which includes coastal pine woods (the Lecciona/Pineta strip). The town hosts the Viareggio Carnival with its papier-mâché floats and the Puccini Festival in the open-air theatre at Torre del Lago. Pietrasanta (art studios, marble workshops) and Forte dei Marmi (beach resort) are within the same coastal corridor north-east and north of Viareggio. There are no ski lifts within the coastal plain; mountain groups such as the Apuan Alps and the Carrara marble area lie further inland to the north-east.