Mediterrean Tuscany - The sea

The sea is the soul of the Coast of the Etruscans.
It never leaves you during your journey. It has seen much history and lives through the landscape, it illuminates the sunset, it permeates the air, it can be admired from the ancient villages on the hills, it laps against the pinewood and the Mediterranean Macchia vegetation.
Along the shore over 90 km of beaches and seabeds of fine white sand alternate with rocks carved by the wind. Inlets, coves and bays follow one another endlessly.

Populonia and the Gulf of Baratti

Tuscan arcipelago

Marine biology and ecology

The Blue Flags awarded by the European Community indicate an unpolluted sea and high quality services in all the villages of this area.
The sea is rich in rare fish species and particularly suitable for playing all kinds of aquatic sports.
There are lots of possibilities for sailing and boating thanks to the numerous well-equipped marinas spread all along the coast. Livorno is a "sea town". At the end of the 19th century it was the cradle of the first bathing establishments in Europe and home to the hundred-year-old Naval Academy, a highly-esteemed training school for officers of the Italian Navy.
Thanks to APT Costa degli Etruschi. Text by Monica Felli.