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Pietrasanta is a town and "comune" on the coast of northern Tuscany in Italy, in the province of Lucca. Pietrasanta straddles the last foothills of the Apuan Alps. It is about 32 km north of Pisa, 1 hour from Florence and 1.5 hour from Genoa. The town is located 3 km (1.8 miles) off the coast (Marina di Pietrasanta). History: The town has Roman origins and part of the Roman wall still exists. The medieval town was founded in 1255 upon the preexisting "Rocca di Sala" fortress of the Lombards by Luca Guiscardo da Pietrasanta, from whom it got its name. Pietrasanta was at its height a part of the Genova city-state (1316 - 1328). The town is first mentioned in 1331 in records of Genova, when it became a part of the Luccan state along with the river port of Motrone, and was held until 1430. At that time it passed back to Genova until 1484, when the Medicis took control of Florence. In 1494, Charles VIII of France took control of the town. It remained a Luccan town again until Pope Leo X ... Read more about Pietrasanta on Wikipedia

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