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Massa: All you need to know
The most ancient traces of the human settlements in the massese area dates back to Paleolithic and Neolithic articles (Resceto); and Bronze remains of Pariana and burial niches to the Iron Age at Cirinea di Pariana. A place name such as “Taberna Frigida” along Via Emilia Scauri before Luni is mentioned in the “Tabula Peutingeriana”, a real road map of the 3Rd century A.D. During the Curtense period the first inhabited parts of the the town were formed and from the 10Th century to the first half of the 13Th century we see Massa as a central part of the domain of the Obertenga Family.
The 13Th and 14Th centuries were very troubled with a succession of dominations by different powers (i.e. Florence, Lucca). In 1442 began the Malaspina marquisat, it was Alberico Cybo- Malaspina who , towards the middle of the 15Th century, undertook to enlarge and improve the small hereditary estate.The last successor of the Cybo-Malaspina family, Maria Teresa, married Ercole Rinaldo D’Este, duke of Modena, in 1741; then the state of Massa passed on through succession to the daughter Maria Beatrice and in 1829 on her death it was finally taken over by Modena. In 1860 the province of Massa Carrara officially became part of the Kingdom of Italy. During the interwar period (1938) the Apuan industrial zone was created. During the second world war Massa was the centre of many bloody episodes being the immediately behind the Gothic line. Its recovery was long and hard, but in spite of this it had a considerable urban development and a strong expansion of the tourist sector.
1) VIDEO Massa
View of the Apuan Riviera from Pian della Fioba
Posted on: 13 Aug 2018
A tourist area of great interest, not only for the presence of the quarries but also for the many opportunities they offer from the naturalistic point of view.
What to see in the Surroundings
We have selected 4 interesting things to see nearby.
If four are few and are not enough for you then read our posts , you will find many ideas to spend your holiday in Versilia with your family, alone, as a couple or with your friends.
Massa 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: Massa
by Train
- Line: Ventimiglia-Torino-Genova-Pisa-Firenze-Roma
- Line : Genova-Parma-Bologna
- Line : Livorno-Milano
- Railway station of Massa Centro
by Plane
The international airports in Pisa, Genoa and Florence provide reliable transport to the main city.