The white gold of Italy: Massa-Carrara and its marble

We hear Tuscany and, of course, we think Florence, Siena, the leaning tower of Pisa, Lucca’s medieval walls. If idyllic settings and wine are your thing, then it’s all about the region of Chianti, and the towns of Montepulciano or Montalcino. Fancy a stint in the Italian wilderness, here’s Maremma.

There are at least a dozens names coming to our minds when we think about Tuscany before Massa-Carrara makes it to our lips. If it makes it that far at all, that is. The least populated of Tuscany’s eight provinces, nestled between Liguria and Emilia Romagna, it is however the land of Lunigiana and of the Alpi Apuane, home to some of the most characteristic landscapes of the region, as well as of some incredibly tasty food (think of focaccette, testaroli and frittini).