Situated beside the Apuan Alps in the Frigido River Valley is the thriving tourist town of Massa. This coastal town in Massa Carrara province is twinned with the marble excavation town of Carrara which is located right beside it.
Massa was and still is a thriving economy due to its proximity to the vast marble mines which were excavated for centuries.
Stay in a stunning villa with a swimming pool in Massa where you can experience the very finest of comfort and scenery after your thrilling days of exploration!
Massa was and still is a thriving economy due to its proximity to the vast marble mines which were excavated for centuries.
Stay in a stunning villa with a swimming pool in Massa where you can experience the very finest of comfort and scenery after your thrilling days of exploration!
See some magnificent displays of this white and blue veined marble within historic monuments throughout Massa town. Admire the striking appearance of the Malaspina fortress which towers over Massa town.
This remarkably well preserved building dates back to the 15th century and from the 17th century onwards it was transformed into a military building and was the town’s prison until 1946.
Since then it has been faithfully restored to its former glory and is now open to the public. Other attractions in Massa include the lavishly designed Renaissance style Ducal Palace located on Piazza Aranci as well as the square itself which is a proud display of Massa’s white marble legacy.
Stroll around the scenic Marina di Massa that stretches onto the long sandy beaches of the Apuan coast.
This remarkably well preserved building dates back to the 15th century and from the 17th century onwards it was transformed into a military building and was the town’s prison until 1946.
Since then it has been faithfully restored to its former glory and is now open to the public. Other attractions in Massa include the lavishly designed Renaissance style Ducal Palace located on Piazza Aranci as well as the square itself which is a proud display of Massa’s white marble legacy.
Stroll around the scenic Marina di Massa that stretches onto the long sandy beaches of the Apuan coast.
No visit to Massa is complete without a visit to the large white marble cave network that made it so prosperous. Explore the Cava Museo di Fantiscritti where a tour can be booked through some of these white underground palaces!
Touch the marble which Michelangelo Buonarroti himself would have carefully examined before ordering a huge block of it to create his masterpiece, ‘David’.
Visit Massa and its sister town of Carrara on your next visit to this marble province of Tuscany as well as other attractive towns like Aulla and Tresana!
Touch the marble which Michelangelo Buonarroti himself would have carefully examined before ordering a huge block of it to create his masterpiece, ‘David’.
Visit Massa and its sister town of Carrara on your next visit to this marble province of Tuscany as well as other attractive towns like Aulla and Tresana!
Photo credits
picture 1: Dapa19 / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Michele / CC BY 2.5;
picture 3: Spinoziano / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 1: Dapa19 / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Michele / CC BY 2.5;
picture 3: Spinoziano / CC BY-SA 3.0