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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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