The artistic heritage of Versilia boasts many monuments preserved in the numerous towns and villages scattered in the countryside.

In Seravezza one can admire the cathedral dating to 16th cent. with its polychrome marbles as well as the 15th cent. baptismal font found in the inside by Stagio Stagi, an architect from Pietrasanta. Then, the Medici Palace with its impressive portal built in 1555 by Bartolomeo Ammannati for Cosimo I of the Medici family. Also outstanding is the Romanesque parish church of San Martino, situated in the mountain hamlet of Azzano.

At Stazzema you can admire the 12th cent. Romanesque Church of Santa Maria Assunta, with several precious 15th and 16th cent. paintings and sculptures.

The historic town of Pietrasanta contains the main monuments on the Cathedral square, such as the Duomo di San Martino, built in 1330 with a magnificent marble facade including three portals and a beautiful rose window. Here you also can find the Church of Sant`Agostino, with a lovely facade decorated by three blind arches. On the southern side is the Rocchetta Arrighina, a small fortress dating to 1324, rebuilt in 1487 and connected to the Porta a Pisa (city gate to Pisa), the only remaining gate of the ancient city walls.

At Camaiore you can find the splendid Romanesque Collegiate Church dating to 1278, rising on the square dedicated to San Bernardino da Siena who preached here in 1410. Also remarkable is the small Church of San Michele with a Romanesque layout, as well as the Confraternity of the SS. Sacramento housing the Museum of Sacred Art. Finally, near the cemetery is the impressive Benedictine Abbey dating back to 11th cent. ... from "Versilia" (Versilia Toscana Italia)