 The
Camaiore town is surrounded by hills, the area extends between
the the Tyrrheanian Sea and mountain tops of the Apuan Alps
The name is derived from the Latin Campus Major , or
wide level space .
Around 190 B.C., in this vast area at the foot of the mountain Prana, the Romans
constructed fortifications: the Colonia Lucensis .
The first nucleus of inhabitants
is documented as being in 984 A.D. along the via Francigena : The Archbishop
of Canterbury, on the return trip from Rome, took note in his diary of the
village Camp maior, between Lucca and Luni , as a leg of
his journey.
Around 1300 Camaiore was the capital of a vicariate of the Republic of Lucca
and its defense systems were augmented. From 1374 the village was provided
with city walls, including thirteen towers and a stronghold.
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HOW TO GET CAMAIORE TOWN
By car : From Lucca take S439 to Camaiore, a distance of approximately 27 km.
From Massa, take the Aurelia S1 to Pietrasanta and then follow the directions
for Camaiore, a total distance of approximately 25 km.
By train : From the Lucca train station there are connections for Camaiore
with changes at Pisa or Viareggio.
By plane : Pisa's
Galileo Galilei Airport is only 25 km from Camaiore. |
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