Camaiore

Camaiore: All you need to know

Camaiore Located in a big basin at the foot of the first spurs of The Apuan Alps, Camaiore is closed towards the sea by a soft hills chain, which separates it from the coast plain. Camaiore is only 8 km far from Viareggio and Pietrasanta; it is only 16 km far from Forte dei Marmi and 24 km from Lucca.

These places are easily reachable from Pietrasanta thanks to comfortable roads and highways. Many towns are situated on the hills around Camaiore, all worthy to be visited. Moreover some of them own a lot of particularly valuable monuments and interesting facilities. After having visited Camaiore's historical centre and the neighbouring Benedictin Abbey, you could witness the manifacturing of wrought iron by the Ferreria di Candalla, whose hammer is still water-functioning. Moreover you could visit the ancient Romanic church in Pieve and walk through the woods in Lucese, where the most ancient human settlements of this zone were found.

The abbey in Camaiore

Just out the town centre, toward the mountains, is St. Peter Abbey, founded by the Benedictin monks (VIII-XIII century). This is characterized by the typical Romanic architecture (three waves and a bell-tower) and you can reach it passing through a wonderful thirteen century portal which is still keeping a part of the walls limiting the monastery.

Gombitelli

Proceeding towards Lucca along the Freddana provincial road and just after Camaiore's historical town-centre, the road starts climbing and you can see beautiful sightseeings of Camaiore's basin at every sharp turn. Once you reach Montemagno pass (224 mt) the roads starts sloping sweetly towards the shadowy Freddana valley. After La Rena, a place where is the road from Massarosa, the road keeps climbing with continuous bends until the uncient village situated on Calvario's mountain slope (492 mt. above sea level). This village, made by many old houses clung to the rock one next to the other, is inhabited by people probably from Emilia Romagna and experts in iron and copper manufacture. This zone have constituted a linguistic area in which the Gaul-Roman dialect was spoken until recent times.

The church in Camaiore

Proceeding along the way towards Lucca after about 20 km. you come across the fork towards a place nemed Pieve where is the church devoted to St. John and St. Steven. This Romanic building, built during the XIIth century, has a bell-tower with mullioned windows on three different floors. The baptismal font inside was originally a precious Roman stone coffin belonging to the tird century .

What to see in the Surroundings

We have selected 4 interesting things to see nearby.
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Camaiore How to reach:

by Car

Tramite autostrada è raggiungibile dal sud, attraverso Autosole A1, fino a Firenze, e poi attraverso la Firenze Mare A11 e la Livorno-Genova A12. Dal Nord attraverso Autosole A1 fino a Parma e poi l'autostrada della Cisa A15 fino a S. Stefano, e quindi A12 Genova-Livorno. Through motorway is reachable from SOUTH, through Autosole A1, as far as Firenze and then through the Firenze Mare A11 and the Livorno-Genova A12. From NORTH through Autosole A1 as far as Parma and then through the Cisa A15 to S.Stefano, and then through the A12 Genova-Livorno.
Tollhouse: Versilia or Viareggio

by Train

  • Line: Ventimiglia-Torino-Genova-Pisa-Firenze-Roma
  • Line : Genova-Parma-Bologna
  • Line : Livorno-Milano
  • Railway station of Querceta

by Plane

The international airports in Pisa, Genoa and Florence provide reliable transport to the main city.

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Free Time:

  • Market
    Monday Carrara
    Monday ( Avenue J.F.Kennedy ) Lido di Camaiore
    Thursday ( Promenade ) Lido di Camaiore
    Sunday ( Promenade ) Summer Only Lido di Camaiore
    Monday Seravezza
    Monday Bagnone
    Tuesday Massa
    Tuesday Cinquale
    Tuesday Viareggio
    Thursday ( Promenade & Centre ) Viareggio
    Saturday ( Marco Polo ) Viareggio
    Tuesday ( Piazza degli Alpini ) Capezzano Pianore
    Tuesday Massarosa
    Tuesday Fivizzano
    Wednesday ( Guglielmo Marco Square 8am 2pm ) Forte dei Marmi
    Wednesday Stiava
    Wednesday Pontremoli
    Thursday ( Statuto Square ) Pietrasanta
    Thursday Marina di Carrara
    Friday ( Oberdan Street ) Camaiore
    Friday Torre del Lago Puccini
    Friday ( Centre ) Marina di Massa
    Friday Villafranca Lunigiana
    Saturday ( Tonfano ) Marina di Pietrasanta
    Saturday Querceta
    Saturday Aulla
    Saturday Pontremoli
    Sunday ( From Easter until September, Guglielmo Marconi Square ) Summer Only Forte dei Marmi
    Sunday Torre del Lago Puccini
    Sunday Licciana Nardi
    Sunday Marina di Carrara
    Everyday ( Centre ) Partaccia
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  • Clubs
    Nikki Beach Versilia - Via Lungomare Roma 96
    Marina di Pietrasanta
    Fuori di Massa - Via Lungomare di Ponente 70
    Marina di Massa
    Mora Mora - Viale Colombo, 259
    Lido di Camaiore
    La Bussola - Viale Roma, 44 (Lungomare) 55045
    Marina di Pietrasanta
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