Holiday apartment in Camaiore: culture, coast and nature

Camaiore offers several distinct holiday highlights: archaeology and sacred art, historic buildings, the seaside resort of Lido di Camaiore, the Via Francigena and a prehistoric karst cave. This allows you to combine different day plans without blurring the character of the individual places.

Museums and buildings in Camaiore

At the Civico Museo Archeologico, a didactic and interactive tour through 13 rooms presents archaeological evidence from the area spanning the period from prehistory to the Renaissance. Free audio guides in Italian and English complement the offering. The museum is accessible to visitors with mobility impairments; access for people with sensory or cognitive disabilities is possible by prior reservation. This allows you to plan your visit according to your language and individual accessibility requirements.

The Porta Lombricese is the only surviving gate of Camaiore’s city walls and bears an 18th-century image of the Virgin Mary on one of its façades. The Teatro dell’Olivo originated from the conversion of a wool-processing facility built in 1565, was converted into a theatre in 1649 and finally reopened in 2003. For culture-focused days, both buildings offer different ways of accessing the local history.

The religious sites also preserve tangible historical evidence. The Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta in Camaiore houses a marble baptismal font from the 14th century. The Museo d’Arte Sacra di Camaiore displays paintings, sacred goldsmithery, furnishings and liturgical vestments from the period between the 14th and 16th centuries. The Badia di San Pietro was founded by Benedictine monks in the 7th century. Every summer, it hosts the annual Festival Organistico Internazionale Città di Camaiore, which focuses on the organ dating from the 17th century.

Beach and Via Francigena

Lido di Camaiore has more than four kilometres of fine sandy beach and has been a seaside resort since the beginning of the 20th century. The Via Francigena runs through the centre of Camaiore: Stage 26 leads here from Massa, while Stage 27 continues on to Lucca. These two highlights offer different experiences: days at the beach or a stage of the Via Francigena.

Nature near Camaiore

The Grotta all’Onda is a prehistoric karst cave in the hamlet of Casoli near Camaiore and can be reached via a CAI trail through the oak forests of Monte Matanna.

A special event in June

Every June, the Corpus Domini procession takes place in Camaiore. During the procession, sawdust carpets created by artisans decorate the historic centre; in the Camaiorese dialect, they are called “pula” and can reach a length of up to 40 metres.

Choose a holiday apartment in Camaiore according to your holiday focus

A holiday apartment in Camaiore can therefore be selected primarily according to your preferred holiday focus: Would you like to explore culture and sacred art in greater depth, include the beach, take a stage of the Via Francigena into account, or focus on nature trails and the Grotta all’Onda? The answer will help you determine the right local focus for your accommodation.

For further orientation in the area, you can also discover the following places: Valpromaro Di Camaiore, Fibbialla, Orbicciano, Buchignano, Capezzano Pianore, Gombitelli, Greppolungo, Lido Di Camaiore, Metato, Montemagno, Pedona, Monteggiori, Santa Lucia, Torcigliano, Fibbiano and Pontemazzori.

For the broader travel overview: Lucca.