Pietrasanta
Pietrasanta known as the small ‘Athens’ for it considerable artistic and cultural importance, situated at the foothill of the ancient Lombardic Fortress overlooking the medieval residential town’s main square ‘Piazza del Duomo’.
Pietrasanta is amongst the top places in the world for its marble sculpturing schools and marble workshops/Studios. In fact, there are permanent and open air art exhibitions, particularly in the summer. There are also two very important museums; one archeological and the other of plaster casts known as the ‘Bozzetti Museum’, one of its kind. Sculptors from all over the world have visited Pietrasanta, others have chosen Pietrasanta as their home, such as Ferdinando Botero who has also his studios here. Some of his works of art can be admired
within Pietrasanta.
This historical centre is also the favourite place for visitors and indeed local Italians to wine, dine in the excellent range of restaurants and trattoria’s or enjoy their evenings with a stroll to window shop in the many boutiques, admire the open air art exhibitions or relax, taking in the view and people in the square.
Pietrasanta can offer permanent or informal exhibition space to artists who wish to organise an event in this suggestive location. Marble carving courses are also available upon request.
Marina di Pietrasanta is the seafront part of Pietrasanta. It offers beautiful sandy beaches equipped with private bathing establishments and numerous café’s and restaurants along the seafront. In the evenings its two centre locations of Tonfano and Fiumetto offer shops, entertainment for children, bars and dining as well as the after dinner stroll on the seafront.