Viareggio

The village of Viareggio it rises on the Ligurian Sea and is one of the tourist pearls of our country. Famous for many activities, among the most important we remember summer tourism, for its vast and sandy beaches and for the historic bathing establishments, for the Carnival, known all over the world and also for a prestigious sporting event, "the Viareggio Tournament ”, A football tournament organized for young people in the spring which hosts prestigious teams from all over the globe and which takes place in February to coincide with Carnival.

The town is characterized by an eclectic architectural style, characterized by Art Nouveau and Deco buildings, among these it is easy to remember the historic Caffè liberty and the Gran Caffè Margherita on the Promenade. Other important buildings of Viareggio are the Politeama Theater and the Matilde Tower, built in the XNUMXth century as a pirate watchtower and now used in part as a museum hall.

Rich in greenery with the Pineta di Ponente and that of Levante, it offers excellent ideas for relaxing walks both in the greenery and in the historic center with the famous Promenade and the Viali a Mare. On the port we remember the Burlamacca canal from which the famous carnival mask of Viareggio takes its name: Burlamacco, in fact.

Viareggio stands out for an elite and wealthy tourism, the accommodation facilities are rich in history and retro charm, while the bathing establishments that rise on the beach with fine and soft sand, are real monuments of exclusive tourism of the golden years of the early twentieth century in Italy.

Today the tourist who frequents Viareggio is often foreign, attracted by the ever-present charm of this Tuscan town which in its territory hosts another monument of great value: Villa Puccini and its wonderful park located in the Pineta di Ponente and unmistakable testimony of the immense grandeur of one of the most important sons of Viareggio.