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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 want to go to the beach during your holiday to Tuscany, you want to be sure that you’ll have a wonderful experience. A Blue Flag Awarded beach or marina is guaranteed to provide you with just that.

This is an eco-friendly award that is given to beaches all over the world that comply with regularly maintained high standards in cleanliness, high water quality, great facilities and environmental awareness. To date, Tuscany has over thirty beaches that have earned this prestigious award.


The concept of this Blue Flag eco award originated in France in 1985 and has since become a global reference for tourists who want a pleasurable seaside experience on their holidays.

Tuscany’s Blue Flag beaches are located along the coastal provinces of Lucca, Pisa, Livorno and Grosetto. Of course, there’s a huge range of gorgeous seaside accommodation along the coastline, including luxury villas in Forte dei Marmi town in Lucca province and apartments overlooking the sea. A visit to any Blue Flag beach along here is sure to enrich your holiday experience!

To gain a perfect perspective of the beauty of Italy’s coastline, a holiday along the coast of Tuscany will fill any visitor’s heart with a sense of awe and admiration for its beautifully preserved beaches and coastal towns.

Much of the land layouts, building designs and winding roads have stayed true to the times when the ancient civilisation, the Etruscans built a prosperous environment for themselves between 800BC AND 390BC.

The Etruscan coastline could be described as a heaven for the senses!

Anyone who gazes out onto the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean and breathes in the salty smell of the coast can fully appreciate the lengths that the Tuscan people go to protect their environment from pollution. As they turn to face the land, they’ll be greeted by the sight of prosperous growth of juicy green and black olives, ripening fruit and colourful fields packed with grains and vegetables bathing in the warm sunlight. The bouquet of smells wafting from the sea and land is like a tonic for the soul!

Wondering where to take your kids this summer? Why not bring them to Tuscany where there’s so many fun things for kids to do! What child doesn’t love a holiday by the seaside where they can splash all day in the water and make big sandcastles!

For those families that want to base their vacation close to the sea, why not book a beautiful villa on the tuscan coast in seaside areas like Versilia or Follonica where they would be close to lots of amenities and exhilarating endevours.




The kids will thrill at all the activities that are available along the Tuscan coast including: Volleyball, ping pong, surfing, snorkelling lessons and sea kayaking! In the summer, these coastal towns frequently host lively festivals that include entertaining street performances, theatre, music, dancing and much more! There’s a superb summer celebration held annually in the town of Pietrasanta where there are lots of activities for children to enjoy at Parco del Divertimento Intelligente!

If you can’t bear the thought of leaving your dearly loved cat or dog at home while you go on holidays to Tuscany, then why not bring them along to enjoy the fun! There is a wealth of spectacular pet-friendly holiday villas scattered all across Tuscany that welcome you and your pet to stay for as long as you wish. Choose from the very finest five star luxury villas, animal friendly apartments and hotels in Tuscan cities like Florence, Lucca and Pisa or charming countryside farmhouses where your cat or dog have the freedom to wander around off the lead and get to know the animals already living there!

Tuscany has the best reputation in Italy for welcoming pets along with their owners on vacation. It has the highest number of beaches that allow animals, most of which are located in the province of Livorno. Other gorgeous beaches that you can enjoy the days with your pet are located along the coastline in the provinces of Piombino, Grosetto and Cecina. Obviously, it’s expected that you clean up after your dog and ensure that it has plenty of fresh water and a shady place to rest if it gets too hot.