Pietrasanta suits art lovers who want a marble-carving town 3 km from the Versilia coast, in homes for two to six. None of the homes has a pool, so for a swim you head down to the seaside district, Marina di Pietrasanta.
Pietrasanta sits on the last foothills of the Apuan Alps about 3 km from the coast, founded in 1255 in the older village of Rocca di Sala. It is a working art town with over 50 marble workshops and bronze foundries, where Botero and Mitoraj lived and worked. The centre is compact: the white marble front of San Martino, the Baptistery, the deconsecrated Sant'Agostino used for exhibitions, and the Bozzetti Museum of sculptors' models. An uphill walk leads to the Rocca for views over the rooftops. Evenings mean galleries and boutiques in town, or summer evening concerts in the Versiliana park at Marina di Pietrasanta. The homes are spread around town; none has a pool, half have air conditioning.
The town's seaside frazione, taking in Fiumetto, Tonfano, Motrone and Focette, and home to the Versiliana pine wood park.
One of the Versilia's most fashionable resorts, with a boardwalk, high-end shops and visiting sports and entertainment names.
Home of the Puccini Festival from July to September, and of Puccini Month from November to January.
Pisa airport is around 40 minutes by car. Pietrasanta is on the main Pisa to Genoa railway, with roughly hourly trains from Pisa Centrale, so a car is optional for the town itself.
In summer the Versiliana Festival brings evening concerts to the pine wood park at Marina di Pietrasanta, and the Puccini Festival runs at Torre del Lago from July to September. In winter, Puccini Month at Torre del Lago runs from November to January.
Not quite. The old town is about 3 km from the coast, and its seaside district, Marina di Pietrasanta, covers Fiumetto, Tonfano, Motrone and Focette on the coast.
Yes, it is still a working marble town, with over 50 workshops and bronze foundries. The Bozzetti Museum holds over 700 sculptures and models by international artists.
You can. Trains run roughly hourly from Pisa Centrale, as the town sits on the main rail line between Pisa and Genoa.
None do. Half have air conditioning and some have a garden, and the coast is about 3 km from the old town.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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