Massa

Once the capital of the Duchy of Massa and Carrara during its medieval peak, this Tuscan town sits between the Apuan Alps and the Tyrrhenian Sea, with a heritage-dense walkable centre and a coastline just a short distance away. The province's administrative seat, Massa passed to the Este d'Austria dukes of Modena in 1829 before joining the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1859, leaving a layered architectural record across its streets.

• Population64,783
• Nearest water0.4 km
• Nearest mountain7.8 km
• UNESCO within 50 km7