Parco Regionale Migliarino San Rossore

Locanda Lorena

A proper adventure from Versilia and absolutely worth it: Locanda Lorena sits on the island of Palmaria, across the water from Porto Venere in the Gulf of Poets, reached only by boat (the restaurant runs its own shuttle from Porto Venere). Drop onto the island for impeccably fresh Ligurian seafood with the sea on every side — one of the most romantic, off-the-map lunches on the whole coast.

Eco del Mare

It's a journey from Versilia — about 90 minutes north into the Gulf of La Spezia — but Eco del Mare is worth every kilometre. Tucked into a hidden cove at Fiascherino near Lerici, this barefoot-luxury beach club and seafood restaurant sits on one of Liguria's most beautiful stretches of coast, reached down a steep path to a private bay of turquoise water. A bohemian-chic hideaway for a long, slow lunch with your feet almost in the sea.

Lucca — Walled City (Day Trip)

The Walls of Lucca are not only an extraordinary work of military engineering: they are a unique cultural landscape, an urban park, a daily meeting place between history and nature.

Medieval walls, Tuscany, cycling, day trip, UNESCO

Pisa — Torre Pendente (Day Trip)

[…] for this Guglielmo, it is said, in the year 1174, together with the sculptor Bonanno, laid the foundations of the belfry of the cathedral in Pisa. These two architects had little knowledge of foundations in Pisa and […] before they reached the building halfway, it inclined to one side, so that said belfry leans six and a half armslenghts from its vertical […].

UNESCO, iconic, day trip, 20 min from Viareggio

Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane

The Apuan Alps Regional Park, established in 1985, extends over territories in the provinces of Lucca and Massa Carrara, including municipalities such as Seravezza and Carrara. It is known for its rich environments and mountainous landscapes, particularly famous for its marble quarries and biodiversity, including rare specimens of flora and fauna.