They call it the little Athens: since Michelangelo came seeking marble for his works, Pietrasanta has been the world capital of sculpture, its workshops and foundries employing artists from every continent. Botero chose it as home and left two frescoes in the Misericordia church; the squares host rotating monumental open-air shows.
The cathedral of San Martino and its bare-brick bell tower preside over a square that is itself a gallery. Among ateliers, galleries and refined restaurants, Versilia turns cultured here — with Forte dei Marmi's sea ten minutes away.
Near Pietrasanta
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
