The name of an ancient principality on the borders of north-western Tuscany and Liguria now refers to a 30 km coastal strip between the Gulf of Spezia and Torre del Lago Puccini. Flat, straight beaches of soft sand set with sun loungers and parasols roll past a seamless series of small resorts, including Viareggio and Forte dei Marmi. Inland, the jagged Apuan Mountains rise steeply to high forests past the glittering Carrara marble quarries.
