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The characteristic features of the territory of the Province of Massa Carrara, situated in the north of Tuscany, on the borders with Emilia Romagna and Liguria, are the sea and the Apuan Alps. The broad beaches, wild and peaceful in the winter season, come to life with colours and voices in the first warm days of spring, and offer modern fullyequipped bathing establishments in the summer. Just a stone’s throw from the sea, the Regional Park of the Apuan Alps is a paradise for nature lovers and excursionists, in both winter and summer, offering the possibility of staying overnight in comfortable mountain shelters. Unique of their kind in the world, in the heart of the Apuan Alps the spectacular quarries of white marble open up like a lunar landscape before the eyes of visitors; entering the very heart of the mountain we can actually touch the precious stone that was the favourite raw material of artists such as Michelangelo and Canova.
In the plains below, it is possible to see this marble becoming art in the hands of skilled craftsmen. From nature to art, the Province of Massa Carrara preserves intact its traditions and its artistic, historic and cultural heritage. The combination of sea and mountains which so strongly characterises the Province of Massa Carrara, also extends to the cuisine: excellent fish on the coast, and typical specialities known the world over in the hinterland. To mention just a few examples: the famous Colonnata lard, the lamb from Zeri, the panigacci and testaroli of Lunigiana, the DOC wines of the Candia hills: genuine products, raw materials of the very first quality ,and a food and wine tradition which distinguishes the entire territory of the Province.
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