On Italy’s north-west coast, a few kilometres above Pisa, the sublime seaside resort of Forte dei Marmi stands like a jewel in the Versilia region. Discover a destination prized by tourists and celebrities alike, a historic and iconic place to experience La Dolce Vita.
Forte dei Marmi boasts a history spanning several centuries, enabling it to blend the past with the future. At the end of the 16th century, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold I, built a fort known as the Fortino or Fort Lorenese. Strategically placed on the coast to protect the coastline, and close to the road where marble was transported in the 16th century at the instigation of Michelangelo, the town quickly attracted the aristocratic families of the 19th century. A century later, wealthy industrialists took up residence here, joined by influential artists inspired by the fortress.
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A boom in tourism from the 1950s
Although the town’s late twentieth-century quay was destroyed during the Second World War, the reconstruction of the pier in 1955 enabled Forte dei Marmi to regain its splendour.
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