Information about wheelchair accessible beaches

The two exclusive seaside resorts on the Versilia coast, Marina di Carrara and Marina di Massa, offer several wheelchair-accessible beaches and beach sections:

Marina di Carrara:

Alcione Beach is located at Viale Vespucci 80 (telephone + 39 0585 78 81 04)
Bagno Aurora at Viale Amerigo Vespucci 10 (telephone +39 0585 63 33 20)
Balneare Stella del Mare finally at Viale Colombo 68 (Tel. 0585 785190 Fax 0585 648656)
Fossa Maestra is a public, wheelchair-accessible section of beach with toilets and showers.

Marina di Massa:

Bagno Asciutti, Via Lungomare di Ponente 46 (+39 0585 242392)
Bagno Ulderico, Lungomare Levante 30, Loc: Poveromo (Tel: +39 0585 240739)

The province of Lucca has 2 baths suitable for wheelchair users:

Lido di Camaiore:

Eugenia Beach on Viale Europa 104, which is also a dog beach

Viareggio:

Bagno Balena 2000 Passeggiata a Mare, Via Modena sn (Tel. +39 058444045)

The province of Pisa also has several wheelchair-accessible pools:

Tirrenia:

Bathroom Europe (Italian Red Cross Beach), Viale Tirreno 38 (Tel. +39 050 37074)
Bagno Imperiale, Via Belvedere 44, (Tel. +39 050 37673)

Marina di Pisa:

Vittoria Bath is located at Via Litoranea 32 (tel. +39 050 35506 or mobile +39 338 2036579)
Bad Arcobaleno can be found at the address Via Litoranea 50 (Tel. +39 050 36 806)
Whale Bath at Via Liotranea 28 (tel. +39 050 35 086)

Calambron:

Bagno Nirvana at Viale del Tirreno 92 (tel. +39 050 37 042)

Castagneto Carducci:

Bagno Shangri on Viale Amerigo Vespucci is in Marina di Castagneto Carducci (tel. +39 0565 744058)
There are also free beaches that are suitable for wheelchair users. They are located in front of Piazzale Magellano and between Bagni Santa Lucia and the Hotel Il Tombolo.

Piombino:

has recognized several wheelchair-accessible public beaches: Carlappiano, Sterpaia, Mortelliccio and Il Pino. You are in the “Parco della Sterpaia” nature reserve, which stretches along the coast on both sides of the port town of Piombino. Wheelchair users can easily get from the parking lot to the beach via wooden boards. The path leads through the pine forest over the dunes and is signposted.

Also the beach resorts Perelli 2, Perelli 3, Carlappiano, Mortelliccio, Carbonifera, Pappasole and the “free beach” Bosco Sterpaia have special ramps that allow wheelchair users to easily reach the sea.

Follonica:
The seaside resort offers a considerable number of wheelchair-accessible beaches:

In the city center, on the Lungomare e.g. E.g., the Tangram lido is located at Lungomare Italia 81 (Tel. +39 345 444 11 692), which unfortunately cannot be reached by car. Parking spaces are available near the Hotel Ausonia. Special wheelchairs are provided on the beach, making it easy for wheelchair users to move there alone. The beach is also suitable for blind people.

The 2nd beach is a so-called free beach (spiaggia libera) in the northern part of the seaside resort of Follonica, in the Pratoranieri district. This is a public beach where it is possible to rent parasols and deckchairs, but this is not a “must”. The municipality provides special wheelchairs suitable for sand (available from the Handy Superabile association). The beach is also designed with special wooden paths that make it possible to reach the sea directly in a wheelchair. There are public showers with folding seats and wheelchair-accessible toilets on this stretch of beach.

Im Bagno Nettuno beach you can drive your own wheelchair to the sea. The toilets are also wheelchair accessible. A special feature there is a special canoe and a “pedal boat” that can only be propelled with your arms. The address is: Stabilimento Balnerare NETTUNO, Viale Italia 210, Pratoranieri (Tel. +39 0566 2610 38 or Mobile: +39 340 665 15 72).

Furthermore, this also applies Bagno Ausonia should be mentioned, which is not officially advertised for wheelchair users, but has wheelchair-accessible toilets and is popular with some wheelchair users. It is relatively centrally located, just a few hundred meters away from the Tangram beach.

“Last but not least”, two other bathrooms are partially wheelchair accessible:

Bagno Cerboli Located on Viale Italia 205 (Tel. 0566 42686)
Bagno Oasis, (Tel./Fax: +39 0566 26 00 08, Mobile: +39 335 70 27 134)

Marina di Grosseto:

Moreno Beach at Lungomare Leopoldo II di Lorena 101 (tel. +39 0564 34 176) provides special beach wheelchairs and a special wheelchair for the shower.

Orbetello:

In the Dune della Feniglia nature reserve there is a “free” beach with an entrance gate (Corpo Forestale dello Stato), where you can be admitted after ringing the bell. Parking directly on the beach. Special floor plates make it easy for wheelchair users to get to the sea or to the nearest beach: La Tenda Gialla (Tel. +39 0566 40019). There is a bar here.