Sunday,
August 06, 2006
"Forte dei Marmi" One of
Forte dei Marmi,
commonly called "il Forte", is located along the northern
"il Forte", was, in fact, one of the first beach
resorts in Italy, begun at the turn of the century and becoming instantly
popular with royalty and the rich "beautiful people" who still flock
to villas in the pines. The number of bathing establishments is enormous--One
beach in particular has been singled out in 2006 as one of the ten top topless
beaches in the world:
Close
to "il Forte" is Torre del
Lago (sometimes called Torre
Forte
dei Marmi offers its rich
villa dwellers a Famous
Weekly Market on Wednesday that deals in designer clothing, among
other things. It is known to offer bargains, it
An International Political Satire Festival is held annually,
that makes "Forte dei Marmi" unanimously
considered the capital of political satire: more than 35.000 visitors, more
than 200 cartoonists from different countries participate in the exhibition.
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Sunday,
August 06, 2006
Getting there:
Forte dei Marmi is about
200 miles from airports in
Where to stay:
The best accommodation at Forte is renting a villa. Numerous real estate agents
have summer listings. Go to www.versilia.toscana.it/forte/agenzie/.
For shorter stays, two expensive hotels,
Hotel Augustus & Lidom (versilia.toscana.it/augustus)
and Villa Roma Imperiale (www.villaromaimperiale.com),
have suites in villas, starting at about $630 a day in summer.
Beach access: You
need to rent at least an ombrellone at one of about
100 beach establishments, for at least $50 a day. Some of the best ones are Bagno Rosina (Via
Arenile 1); Bagno America (viale della Repubblica 4); Bagno Piero
(www.bagnopiero.com).
Summer events:
Lectures and performances form La Versiliana Festival
(www.laversilianafestival.it) and Giacomo
Puccini
Contact: www.turismo.toscana.it/new/index.html.
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