Forte dei Marmi

Forte dei Marmi resort is very popular among world celebrities and big businessmen.
Forte dei Marmi in Italian means «marble fortress». And, in fact, marble from the nearby Apuan mountains was the city's main source of income. A lot of ships with this expensive material left the local pier during the Renaissance times.
Surroundings of Forte dei Marmi are also very picturesque ones. On the tops of the hills, in the valleys of the mountains there are small and cozy villages, the Apuan mountains are not inferior to the beauty of the Alps.