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Book a fabulous vacation along the Tuscan coast and mix some visits to fascinating museums along the way! Stay in a stunning villa by the sea and be treated to some magnificent views of the rugged Tuscan coast.

Include a trip to the unusual Casa Rossa museum, originally an ancient sluice gate factory that now provides excellent detail of the surrounding Diaccia Botrona wetlands.

This interesting cultural hotspot is located beside the coastal town of Castiglione della Pescaia.

If you like to stay close to the sea on your holidays, then Tuscany’s coastline is the perfect place to base your stay! The towns of Castagneto Carducci, Cecina and Bibbona offer superb tuscany villa rentals in the coastal province of Livorno. There are also many Blue Flag beaches here to choose from.

Why not begin the day with a trip to one or both of the Blue Flag beaches in Cecina. There are many water sport centres based here where you can hire equipment to go surfing, snorkelling or canoeing. Visitors can also book some scuba diving lesson and then go to explore the fascinating marine life under the surface around the nearby Elba Island!

If you like nothing more than to enjoy your days lazing on the beach when holidaying then Tuscany has everything here waiting for you!

The gorgeous Tuscan coastline offers a huge range of Blue Flag beaches that guarantee a perfect seaside experience. All these beaches are close to amenities like water sport centres, towns, restaurants, cafes and accommodation.

The provinces of Lucca, Pisa, Livorno and Grosetto in Tuscany share the coastline and there are many luxury villas in Follonica and other superb towns like Livorno and Bibbiena for visitors to choose from.

If you enjoy going below the water surface to the marine world below then Tuscany has everything to satisfy your scuba diving and snorkelling needs! There is a wealth of fantastic villa rentals along the Tuscan coast for those who'd like to spend their holiday close to the sea.

Scuba diving and snorkelling have grown immensely in popularity over the past number of years; Tuscany alone has over fifty dive centres located around Livorno, including fifteen on Elba Island, ten in Argentario and Giglio Island.

In fact, Giglio Island is considered to be the most popular scuba diving spot in all of the Mediterranean!

Beginners have an abundance of lessons available from schools located all over the places mentioned above, and for those who don’t require tuition, there are plenty of water sport shops that rent the required equipment at a reasonable price.

There are many wonderful locations to enjoy kayaking and canoeing in Tuscany; in lakes, rivers or even out at sea!

Those wishing to spend part or all of their holiday close to locations that facilitate these sports have plenty of holiday villa rentals in Orbetello, Viareggio and Scarlino to choose from for example.

The chain of islands west of the Tuscan coast provide ideal spots to embark on an exciting journeys of marine discovery, especially Elba Island where canoeing and kayaking enthusiasts have a varied range of gorges, coral reefs and secluded beached to explore!

If you’re up for the challenge there’s a stimulating sea trail around Elba Island that departs from Marina di Campo in the gulf of Galenzana and heads to Procchio. It is forty seven kilometres in length but shorter sections of it are available on request to journey along.