Massa-Carrara Province

Summer Tuscany: The Apuan Coast

In this area of Tuscany, wide stretches of fine sand slip gently into the sea protected by natural marble cathedrals: the Apuan mountains.

Silvery under a warm sun, gnarled olive trees border an emerald lawn at "Il Frantoio", echoing the sea shimmering in the distance.

A Tuscan jail has formed Italy's first soccer team made up of jailers and inmates.