With the Ligurian Sea on the horizon, expanses of golden sand as far as the eye can see and the rugged Apuan massif behind it, this is the unique area that frames Marina di Massa. The resort is devoted to seaside tourism and is a gem in the Apuan Riviera situated in the municipality of Massa near the border with Liguria.
Built near the mouth of the river Frigido, in ancient times it was a marshy and debilitated area that was changed by reclamation work that ended in the mid-1800s, the century in which its touristic vocation began to emerge.
Marina di Massa ended up becoming a holiday resort and fashionable seaside destination in keeping with trends of the time, involving a flow of aristocrats who bequeathed numerous buildings and villas in liberty and decò style that can still be admired today, including Villa Doria, Villa Franca and Hotel Italia.
