Visit Viareggio in Tuscany

Today I’ll take you  to a very nice and interesting locality of Tuscany: Viareggio. This is a little but big city in the Tirrenian coast, famous not only for the beautiful sea and sand with very  organized beach areas but also for a lot of other attractions. Rich of pubs, bars, luxurious hotels, restaurants, shops and every kind of  entertainment places, Viareggio is not only a destination for summertime’s holidays ( often for celebrities): in winter too you can have a very good time going to see or to take part at the local “Mardi Gras”. The Carnevale di Viareggio is very famous and appreciate in Italy, almost like the Venetian’s one. In this days Viareggio’s streets seems like a little Rio de Janeiro, with fanciful masked wagons characterizing different politics or italian celebrity (but not limited) life’s themes, and costumed people that follow them singing, dancing and laughing!
Speaking about dance and songs, if you like music there are a lot of theatres and clubs that often accommodate very famous artists and if  you prefer opera, very near  Viareggio you can find Torre del lago Puccini, where during the summer you can assist at the Puccinian Season, with the performance of the lyric theatres of the great Giacomo Puccini, in the suggestive open theatre in front of the lake, and just near the house of the famous Italian composer.
Enjoy your holiday, in any  seasons you’ll  have it.

An island that is not only sandy beaches and sea. The jewel of the Tuscan Archipelago: the island of Elba!

Mediterranean flora and sandy beaches, hidden coves and chestnut woods, impressive cliffs and trekking itineraries, sailing and diving: this is but a partial list of the opportunities offered by the island of Elba in Tuscany Italy, the biggest of the Tuscan Archipelago islands which also hosts the biggest sea park in Europe. The Elba Island offers you also the emotion of history; here you will find traces of the Argonauts, the Etrurians, the Romans and Napoleon. The coastline stretches for over 140 kilometers with beaches of different typology: sandy, shingle or mixed. Sea is not the only attraction of this island: the natural landscape offers a rich flora, from the Mediterranean scrub to cool chestnut woods to the Mediterranean pine trees which, although not original of the island, are nowadays part of the local vegetation. Finally, around the top of Monte Capanne, even a fascinating alpine flora. If you are looking for something different from the beach, maybe just for one day, you have pleasant destinations like the area of Monte Capanne or Monte Perone, the cool valleys towards Pomone or Patresi with rich chestnuts woods. The island of Elba has many faces. You will taste the gastronomic Elba, with its typical dishes and wines, the island of Elba means also sport, from scuba diving to trekking, from golf to sailing and you will also be able to relax in the thermal baths for a well-being oriented holiday, moreover Elba is also folklore with its traditional feasts, festivals and concerts. An island for every season and every taste. My favorite season? Spring with all its colors and perfumes.