Holiday apartment in Pieve A Elici: Discover frescoes, museums and beaches

If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Pieve A Elici, you can get to know the town through sacred art, architectural history, museums and landscape themes. The focus is on the Pieve di San Pantaleone; in the surroundings of Pieve A Elici, there are further cultural destinations, beaches and, with Monte Matanna, a mountain.

Holiday apartment in Pieve A Elici for culture and discovery

The Pieve di San Pantaleone contains a 13th-century fresco of the Madonna and Child. It also contains a 17th-century fresco of the Crucifixion. The Crucifixion fresco is attributed to Guido Reni by the majority of scholars. Together, the two works span a period from the 13th to the 17th century. The attribution to Guido Reni also adds a special art-historical perspective to the visit.

Architectural history of the Pieve di San Pantaleone

The present-day complex of the Pieve di San Pantaleone dates approximately from the 12th century. Its floor plan has the shape of a Latin cross; it includes three naves and a semicircular apse. The architectural form of the complex thus complements the two frescoes with another aspect. If you are interested in historical architectural forms, here you can view artworks and architecture as interconnected elements of a place.

A place name with a history of the landscape

The name Pieve a Elici refers to a holm-oak forest that covered the hill between the 11th and 15th centuries. This history of the name connects the present-day place name with a specific idea of the landscape from several centuries ago. Alongside art and architecture, the development of the landscape is therefore also one of the themes through which Pieve A Elici can be explored.

Museums and a palace in the surrounding area

In the surroundings of Pieve A Elici are the Museo archeologico di Camaiore, a museum; Villa Orlandi, a palace; the Museo del Carnevale di Viareggio, a museum; and the Museo civici Villa Paolina Bonaparte, a museum. This gives you a palace and three museums as different cultural destinations in the surrounding area for your travel planning. This can be particularly interesting if you would like to include cultural sites beyond the Pieve di San Pantaleone in your holiday days.

Beaches and mountain scenery around Pieve A Elici

Spiaggia Lido di Camaiore, a beach, is located in the surroundings of Pieve A Elici. Spiaggia Marina di Pietrasanta, a beach, is also located in the surrounding area. In the wider regional surroundings of Pieve A Elici is Spiaggia Forte dei Marmi, a beach. Monte Matanna, a mountain, is also located in the surroundings of Pieve A Elici. The different spatial references help you distinguish between destinations in the surrounding area and a destination in the wider regional surroundings when choosing your holiday apartment. This allows you to align your accommodation with your preferred mix of cultural, beach and mountain themes.

More destinations to compare

For a further comparison, you can also explore Massaciuccoli, Corsanico-Bargecchia, Miglianello, Piano Di Mommio, Bargecchia, Compignano, Quiesa and Stiava.

To the higher-level travel overview: Massarosa.