Apuan Alps just 25 km away

What makes Versilia unique is, among other things, the sea-mountain contrast, which characterize the impressive landscape- Apuan Alps overlook the Tyrrhenian Sea.

It is an area particularly rich in caves, some of which can only be visited with the help of expert guides. The Apuan Alps are mainly made up of compact rocks, from which the famous white marble is extracted which made the entire area famous already at the time of Michelangelo, who here supplied himself with the marble which he then used for works such as "La Pietà" and the “David”, the latter exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

The Alps run parallel to the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, but the two chains are different: while the Apennines appear like an imposing bastion where no peak particularly stands out, the Apuan mountains are instead a constellation of sharp and steep peaks, each with a characteristic profile and its own character.

Separating the Apuan Alps from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines is the wide Garfagnana valley, an area of extraordinary natural beauty, rich in history and traditions, and tasty local cuisine.

In summer, the Apuan Alps lend themselves to pleasant rock climbing for mountaineering lovers, while in winter, the proximity to the sea means that damp snow sticks to the rocks even on unlikely slopes, thus giving rise to unparalleled ski itineraries for commitment, continuity and aesthetics.