Paola’s guidebook
Grocery stores
Quite close to the apartment and well stocked.
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Supermercato Conad City Camelot Srl
171 Via Paolina BuonaparteQuite close to the apartment and well stocked.
Another close-by grocery store, also right on the promenade, so you can get your groceries right after a day on the beach.
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Conad City - Supermarket
24 Via Giacomo GiacosaAnother close-by grocery store, also right on the promenade, so you can get your groceries right after a day on the beach.
Fresco Market
203 Via Giuseppe ZanardelliThis grocery store is great for things such as meat, as it's supplied locally.
The biggest grocery store in Viareggio, it's also the best supplied one. It's slightly cheaper than the other grocery stores and has plenty of variety, deli meats and produce are especially well selected.
It's about 1.2km away, so it's best to reach either via bus, bike or car.
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Esselunga di Viareggio
166-168 Via Aurelia NordThe biggest grocery store in Viareggio, it's also the best supplied one. It's slightly cheaper than the other grocery stores and has plenty of variety, deli meats and produce are especially well selected.
It's about 1.2km away, so it's best to reach either via bus, bike or car.
Food scene
The best kebab place in Viareggio! Offers both classic kebab and shawarma, vegetarian options are available. It's very close to both the apartment and the promenade.
alibaba -ottimo kebab
32 Via Giuseppe ZanardelliThe best kebab place in Viareggio! Offers both classic kebab and shawarma, vegetarian options are available. It's very close to both the apartment and the promenade.
A local favorite and very well known fish and chips place, you'll get to dine at the harbor while eating good food.
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La barchina fish & chip
Molo Eugenio GuidottiA local favorite and very well known fish and chips place, you'll get to dine at the harbor while eating good food.
Offers pizza by the slice, relatively cheap and very tasty! It's close to the apartment (100m/320ft or so), in Piazza Mazzini and set about 40m/130ft from the promenade.
Pizzeria La Fenice
20 Piazza Giuseppe MazziniOffers pizza by the slice, relatively cheap and very tasty! It's close to the apartment (100m/320ft or so), in Piazza Mazzini and set about 40m/130ft from the promenade.
An Italian restaurant right by the beach and on the promenade. Offers pizza, pasta dishes and more.
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Sa Playa
68 Viale Regina MargheritaAn Italian restaurant right by the beach and on the promenade. Offers pizza, pasta dishes and more.
A mid to high range restaurant in the center of Viareggio. Serves (great) local food, and the service is good. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available.
Osteria l'Imbarco
215 Via Paolina BuonaparteA mid to high range restaurant in the center of Viareggio. Serves (great) local food, and the service is good. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available.
The restaurant here is great, close to the promenade Clock and right on the beach, this a great mid to high range restaurant.
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Bagno La Pace Viareggio
33 Via Giuseppe BarellaiThe restaurant here is great, close to the promenade Clock and right on the beach, this a great mid to high range restaurant.
A fast-food restaurant that serves excellent food for its price point. Mostly deals with beef and chicken cuts with very tasty sauces, also offers a vegetarian-friendly menu.
Porca Vacca
23 Via Don Enrico TazzoliA fast-food restaurant that serves excellent food for its price point. Mostly deals with beef and chicken cuts with very tasty sauces, also offers a vegetarian-friendly menu.
Lots of ice cream flavors, fruit slushies, and refreshing popsicles, it's very close to the apartment too, what more could I say?
Gelateria Veneta
105 Viale Regina MargheritaLots of ice cream flavors, fruit slushies, and refreshing popsicles, it's very close to the apartment too, what more could I say?
A smaller, artisanal gelateria, has some less known but just as tasty ice cream flavors.
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Gelateria DolceAmaro
110 Via Giuseppe MazziniA smaller, artisanal gelateria, has some less known but just as tasty ice cream flavors.
Free beach
A free beach close to the Viareggio harbor. Plenty of space for big groups and families, though it lacks a lifeguard. There's a free parking lot nearby.
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Spiaggia Libera Viareggio
Molo Marinai D'ItaliaA free beach close to the Viareggio harbor. Plenty of space for big groups and families, though it lacks a lifeguard. There's a free parking lot nearby.
Sightseeing
Just 30km/19mi away from Viareggio, Pisa can easily be reached either via bus or train.
While it's well known mostly for its Leaning Tower (la Torre Pendente), the rest of Piazza del Duomo is home to the Battistero and il Duomo di Pisa, both great places to visit. Relatively close is another must see place, Knights' square (Piazza dei Cavalieri), where one of Pisa's oldest universities is located.
Another must see are the Lungarni, the Arno river promenades, which cross most of Pisa. The one that crosses the most places of interest if the Lungarno mediceo, where you'll be able to see Medici palace (Palazzo dei Medici), Toscanelli palace (Palazzo Toscanelli) and St. Matthew's Church (Chiesa di San Matteo).
Pisa is often filled with tourists and college students, the latter thanks to the University of Pisa, a major Italian university.
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Pisa
Just 30km/19mi away from Viareggio, Pisa can easily be reached either via bus or train.
While it's well known mostly for its Leaning Tower (la Torre Pendente), the rest of Piazza del Duomo is home to the Battistero and il Duomo di Pisa, both great places to visit. Relatively close is another must see place, Knights' square (Piazza dei Cavalieri), where one of Pisa's oldest universities is located.
Another must see are the Lungarni, the Arno river promenades, which cross most of Pisa. The one that crosses the most places of interest if the Lungarno mediceo, where you'll be able to see Medici palace (Palazzo dei Medici), Toscanelli palace (Palazzo Toscanelli) and St. Matthew's Church (Chiesa di San Matteo).
Pisa is often filled with tourists and college students, the latter thanks to the University of Pisa, a major Italian university.
A great park to visit during the day, it's shaded, tranquil and remains cool no matter how warm the day may be.
There are plenty of mini game parks for kids to take part in.
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Pylli i Pineta di Ponente
Viale CapponiA great park to visit during the day, it's shaded, tranquil and remains cool no matter how warm the day may be.
There are plenty of mini game parks for kids to take part in.
City/town information
A historic city, its walls were built in the 16th century and can be visited freely. The city center is within the medieval walls. There are plenty of good restaurants and local historic sights such as the aforementioned Walls of Lucca (Le Mura di Lucca), Anfiteater square (Piazza Anfiteatro), St. Martin's Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Martino), Palazzo Ducale, St. Michael's Church (Chiesa di San Michele), the Botanic Gardens (Orto Botanico), Devil's bridge (Ponte del Diavolo), etc.
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Lucca
A historic city, its walls were built in the 16th century and can be visited freely. The city center is within the medieval walls. There are plenty of good restaurants and local historic sights such as the aforementioned Walls of Lucca (Le Mura di Lucca), Anfiteater square (Piazza Anfiteatro), St. Martin's Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Martino), Palazzo Ducale, St. Michael's Church (Chiesa di San Michele), the Botanic Gardens (Orto Botanico), Devil's bridge (Ponte del Diavolo), etc.
A quite well-known town, Forte Dei Marmi is just 10km away from Viareggio, so it's easy to visit via bus or car.
Its weekly open market is greatly enjoyed by locals and visitors alike, and its beaches are quite the sight to behold.
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Forte dei Marmi
10 Via RomaA quite well-known town, Forte Dei Marmi is just 10km away from Viareggio, so it's easy to visit via bus or car.
Its weekly open market is greatly enjoyed by locals and visitors alike, and its beaches are quite the sight to behold.
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Trains and buses are both cheap and readily available.
The train station of Viareggio is just 700m away from the apartment, while bus stations abound the major one is in Piazza D'Azeglio, and a main one is right in front of the train station.
You can buy train tickets in the station (but careful to plan around possible queues etc.) or via app (the one we recommend is Trenitalia Orari/Train timetable, which lets you search trains and buy tickets up to 10 minutes before departure).
Bus tickets can be bought in the train station at the newsstand, in the Piazza D'Azeglio bus office or on the bus as you board (costs a bit more).
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Book the Tour of Cinque Terre by boat at the harbor
At the harbor of Viareggio there's a booth where you can buy tickets for a day boat ride tour of the 5 Terre. Tickets can be bought up to 30min before boarding at 9am. More information is available at https://www.navigazionegolfodeipoeti.it/en/
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You can buy daily, weekly, and monthly parking passes.
Parking passes can be bought in Tabaccherie (they have a sign with a blue background and a big "T" in white), the closest one you can buy a pass from is in Piazza Mazzini. From the apartment, you can reach it by turning left as you exit, towards the traffic lights, when you reach them turn left again and after 20m/65ft you'll see it.
The Edicola in front of the building also sells day passes, and you can buy hourly passes from dedicated vending machines, where you'll have to insert your car's license plate first.