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Beaches in Tuscany or...?

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15-Jun-2008 22:49
by: camdenjasonnw1

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Beaches in Tuscany or...?

In early July my partner and I are travelling to Italy for two weeks. We're spending one week in and around Rome and then our plan is to spend the next week in Tuscany (Siena, Pisa, and departing from Florence).

We'd also like to fit in some beach time (we're from the UK so we desperately need some sun and sea!) but haven't been able to find out anything much (positive) about beaches in Tuscany. One place place we've stumbled across is Castiglione Della Pescaia - has anyone been here?

Any other suggestions of good beach spots in Tuscany or even near Rome (Terracina is another option) would be most welcome!

Thanks,

J

Posted
15-Jun-2008 23:12
by: qwovadis

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Viareggio best of breed for me...

it is what it is...
it will be what it will be...
acceptance is the answer...
flexibility the key...

Posted
16-Jun-2008 00:27
by: mikebart

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You could take the ferry from Piombino (I think that's where you take it from) out to Elba Island, which has some nice beaches.

Posted
16-Jun-2008 05:27
by: slimpie

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Isola Giglio as well...

Posted
17-Jun-2008 07:40
by: cresti

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Are U looking for party beaches or isolated spots?

The more I travel, the more places I want to travel to.

Posted
18-Jun-2008 00:10
by: Nyleve

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I am not a fan of Viareggio. It's a very urbanized, tourist-trappy Italian beach city. The beach is mostly divided up into little colonies where you can rent a beach chair and umbrella for a day and have someplace to change in and out of your swimsuit. On a busy day, it is wall to wall to wall people. There is a public beach as well, but it can get extremely crowded and has no amenities. It has a certain amount of charm, in the way that those defunct English seaside towns have charm - elegant old hotels along the strip; arcades and souvenir stores; fast food - but I certainly wouldn't want to spend very much time there. And for being an Italian town, we had some of the worst food of our trip there. It's overpriced and beyond mediocre. Sorry for the negative report, but really I wouldn't go back.

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18-Jun-2008 03:56
by: cresti

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i could not agree more with Nyleve. Viareggio DOES suck, unless you want to party. That's why i asked OP that question above.

The more I travel, the more places I want to travel to.

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18-Jun-2008 16:53
by: slimpie

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nixx on Viareggio unless you've got Saturdaynight Fever and or are looking for putane..

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18-Jun-2008 23:39
by: cresti

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It's "puttane" with 2 "t"...

The more I travel, the more places I want to travel to.

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19-Jun-2008 19:13
by: slimpie

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It's also also Saturday Night Fever (separated) .... crusti .
I'm not an expert on "puttane". and I turned my 'McSpell' off..... anyway..
Viareggio DOES suck.. yee haw!

Posted
19-Jun-2008 23:34
by: cresti

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thank you 4 letting me know... slompie.

The more I travel, the more places I want to travel to.

Posted
20-Jun-2008 06:14
by: slimpie

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that's slampie to U...

Posted
21-Jun-2008 03:20
by: cresti

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got it, slempie.

The more I travel, the more places I want to travel to.

Posted
21-Jun-2008 19:43
by: slimpie

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being slopi is not the same as being slempii.

Posted
21-Jun-2008 21:29
by: camdenjasonnw1

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Thanks everyone. Since we're after a bit of peace and quiet (we party enough in London) we've decided against Viareggio and are going with an earlier idea to base ourself in Castiglione Della Pescaia and do some exploring around there.

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