A 17th-century palazzo in the centre of Pietrasanta provides the setting for Albergo Pietrasanta, where classical proportions are enlivened by a substantial collection of modern art. Guest rooms retain shutters, high ceilings and traditional furniture, but the atmosphere is more collected than ceremonial. Breakfast and drinks can be taken in the enclosed courtyard, a calm space of stone, greenery and sculpture behind the street façade. The town’s galleries, workshops and marble studios begin beyond the entrance, reflecting Pietrasanta’s long relationship with artists and quarrying. Forte dei Marmi’s coast and the Apuan Alps frame excursions in opposite directions.