I researched the family friendly beaches near where we were staying and found the Marina di Massa area. It was about 40 minutes from our house and had extensive sandy beaches for us to play in. The town was initially a holiday resort for the Massese families as well as wealthy families from northern Italy who built villas along the coast. Perhaps the winning point of my choice for Marina di Massa was its coast of almost 9 kilometers (5 ½ miles). Unlike many beaches in Tuscany, however, the beach is separated from the town by several artificial cliffs, built to counteract erosion and divide the very long beach into many smaller and more intimate beaches.
So off we went!
It took us about 15 minutes to walk from the car to the sand (I was not a fan of the separating cliffs during this time as we were hauling towels, toys, shoes, swim gear, extra water & snacks, an umbrella, etc. while trying to wrangle two kids). But then it only took about 15 seconds after we put down all our worldly possessions to be in the water. Thank goodness we'd applied sunscreen at the car, I don't know that I could have slowed anyone down enough to slather it on beach-side.
It took us about 15 minutes to walk from the car to the sand (I was not a fan of the separating cliffs during this time as we were hauling towels, toys, shoes, swim gear, extra water & snacks, an umbrella, etc. while trying to wrangle two kids). But then it only took about 15 seconds after we put down all our worldly possessions to be in the water. Thank goodness we'd applied sunscreen at the car, I don't know that I could have slowed anyone down enough to slather it on beach-side.
We played in the water. We buried ourselves in the sand.
We found a beachside restaurant which served pizza and gelato.
We swam some more.
We were too exhausted to walk the 15 minutes back to the car.
We were too exhausted to walk the 15 minutes back to the car.
My sand and sun quota has been replenished for all the future days in the snow and mountains.
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