Villas in Viareggio

About Viareggio

Viareggio is a working town of around 60,000 people on the flat Versilia coastal plain, crossed by canals such as the Burlamacca. The seafront promenade is lined with Art Nouveau buildings, historic cafés and boutiques, with the Apuan Alps behind. The beach adds up to about 10 km of sand, roughly 6 km of it run by private beach resorts and about 4 km public, mostly inside the Migliarino, San Rossore and Massaciuccoli regional park. Homes are clustered in and around the town, mainly two-bedroom places sleeping around four to six, and most have air conditioning while some have a private pool. Evenings revolve around the promenade and restaurants serving fried fish and cacciucco. Out of season it stays a living town, and Carnival fills the winter.

Is Viareggio right for you?

Best for

Families and groups wanting a proper town beside a long sand beach

Not for you if

You want a quiet village, because this is a town of around 60,000 with a busy seafront.

Near Viareggio

• Torre del Lago Puccini

  Reachable by bike from the centre through the Lecciona greenery and along Viale dei Tigli; Villa Puccini looks out over Lake Massaciuccoli.

• Pineta di Levante

  A pine wood with about 6 km of paths, shaded stretches, kiosks and the Villa Borbone along the way.

• Pietrasanta and Forte dei Marmi

  Two of the main towns on the Versilia coast; Pietrasanta works marble and keeps Botero's Warrior among its permanent sculptures.

• Camaiore

  A town set between the sea and the mountains, with the Collegiate of Santa Maria Assunta and a modern archaeological museum.

Getting to Viareggio

Pisa airport is about 20 km south of Viareggio and is the practical choice for UK flights, with Florence airport roughly 95 km east. The station is near the centre, with about 60 trains a day on the Genoa, Pisa and Rome line and the Florence line. A car helps for the hills and the park beaches.

When to go to Viareggio

Summer afternoons are hot, so the air conditioning in most homes earns its keep. The Puccini Festival runs from July to September. In the colder months, south-east winds can bring storms that batter the coast for two or three days in a row. Carnival parades fall on set days in January and February, and Puccini Month carries on from November to January.

Viareggio villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Viareggio

• Camaiore (77)
• Forte dei Marmi (34)
• Marina Pietrasanta (25)
• Lido di Camaiore (18)
• Marina di Massa (17)
• Massa (15)
• All of Versilia, Lunigiana and surroundings