| Fosse Papiriane was the name of what is now | | | | Roman times as this is an area that the ancient |
| commonly known as Versilia. This Tuscan area is | | | | Romans frequented also, probably due to the same |
| famous for its fine sandy beaches that covers | | | | reasons why modern visitors also find this such an |
| approximately 20 kilometres and offers the visitors a | | | | enchanting place. The sheer mountains and the |
| lot of choices in accommodations from over 600 | | | | offerings of mountain climbing and swimming are hard |
| hotels and 425 bathing establishments. | | | | to resist. Going down to the villages, the Tuscan cuisine |
| The coastline of this area has the wonderful | | | | is served accompanied with an old world charm, |
| background of the Apuan Alps which includes the | | | | something which is easily missed and has disappeared |
| famous towns of Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi, | | | | from the more modern cities in Italy. |
| Seravezz, Stazzema, and others. The wonderful | | | | This area is highly dependent on agriculture and the |
| beaches are rimmed with the great pine woods and | | | | wide forests but it is the marble quarry and works as |
| boulevards which offer a staggering display of | | | | well as the tourist industry that keeps this area one of |
| oleander and palm trees. There are elegant shops, ship | | | | the more successful ones. Anyone who sees the |
| yards, a flotilla of sail and fishing boats, all sights that | | | | marble monuments and works of arts from ancient |
| make the eyes go wide in appreciation and awe. The | | | | Roman times to the more modern artisans are awed |
| fine golden sands of the beaches show that their coral | | | | by the quality of work that are in the offing. It is a great |
| reefs are in great abundance and health; this is in | | | | thing that areas like Versilia in Tuscany still exist, that |
| contrast to the Alps in the background. There is an | | | | they have held on to their ancient culture and traditions, |
| irresistible charm in Versilia and that is the reason why | | | | as this is the only way that modern man can |
| it is such a popular place among celebrities. | | | | experience for himself the wonders of ancient times. |
| The medieval villages and monuments all speak of | | | | |