When you are tired of the sun or the sea, the perfect place for a rest break is the Pineta di Ponente of Viareggio, traveling it by bicycle, or strolling through the lush and well-kept vegetation to fight the summer heat, or reading on a bench immersed in the nature, will guarantee you moments of tranquility just a few meters from the beach.
Located in the center, between via Buonarroti and via Fratti, bordered to the north by the Fossa dell'Abate and to the south by via Vespucci, it is exactly in front of the Hotel Tahiti.
It was planted in 1747 to defend the area from the bad weather and winds that hit the coast from the sea and makes your stay in Viareggio even more pleasant. The western pine forest is a luxuriant green lung that allows you to carry out numerous activities inside.
If we ideally want to start our journey starting from via vespucci we find the kiosk
a cute chalet built in wood in which to savor a very fresh watermelon,
participate in themed events such as "the tordellata di ferragosto".
Entering Viale Capponi, which crosses the entire park, we will immediately meet a nice retreat for children
An outdoor park of about 350 square meters with inflatables, play areas and a soft area for the little ones. Every day in the summer months the park is animated by the arrival of a surprise character among the most loved by children. You will understand how much they can have fun in complete safety.
in the shade of the pines and at the end they will receive both characteristic and coveted "stamp".
Maximum attention is paid to the sanitization of the games and cleaning and everything is outdoors, pure air!
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A little further on, the Bicycle Rental
in which to rent for a day or more normal bikes, tandems, the highly requested and particular "cricket" for children or the nice "rickshaw"
to spend a cheerful afternoon with the family.For lovers of dancing and Latin American but also of ballroom dancing there is the
una discoteca dedicated to the "senors" with a restaurant inside, the Poppy Red, the ideal place to spend a pleasant afternoon or an evening of fun and good food and good music.After a few meters for children eager to run we find two electric go kart tracks
and if the children wanted to jump, they could not miss the baby trampolines right in front of them.
Another entertainment activity is the "Goose fishing".
Continuing to walk you will come to a beautiful
an oasis where to have fun, relax playing golf on a course consisting of 18 holes in a lush garden full of many varieties of plants. Palm trees, bridges, mini rivers included to make the game more fun. Il Pirata is also Pizzeria Restaurant and serves imaginative pizzas cooked in a wood oven, seafood salads, spaghetti allo scoglio, mixed fried food, all in a fantastic natural setting.
In the center of the western pine forest, the very popular attraction of
scenically very beautiful, the train travels around a magical castle, inside which there is a playground for children.
Opposite there are three other attractions for children, "The Jungle Book", an outdoor game, jumping on the rubber bands "Spider man", and the "Rubber boat on the water".
In the heart of the pine forest, you will recognize it by the scent there
a homemade donut shop and ice cream parlor, which prepares the delicious Viareggini donuts filled with ice cream, cream or nutella. the peculiarity is that when the donuts come out hot they are placed in a special spacecraft called "Pippo" which transports them and drops them into the showcase. Truly characteristic.
At a short distance, the magical
daily destination of many little spectators, an enchanted place just renovated by the municipality of Viareggio, on a small lake, a white mill, and various swans, peacocks, turtles, live peacefully under the eyes of passers-by. worth visiting.
Almost at the end of the first part of Viale Capponi it is possible to rent a small horse-drawn carriage driven by Pony.
There are also several sports paths with parquets equipped for outdoor physical activity and various internal paths for running or jogging.
If you love tennis just 100 meters away you can find the
Historical fields born in Around 1895, from an intuition of an English marble trader, Mr. Cripps.Over an area 40 meters long and 20 meters wide.The competition rectangle has the dimensions fixed at Wimbledonin 1877: it is m. 23.77, 10.97 m wide - for the double - and m. 8.23 for the singular.The "umbrellas" of a pair of majestic pines shelter a large part of the rectangle from the sunof game on which "pinugliori", plane tree leaves and holm oak acorns fall, depending on the season.
Indoor courts are also available.
Courses for adults or children are constantly organized.
In the same sports complex a stone's throw from the Hotel Tahiti, you will find one of our partner restaurants
Which we have chosen for its outdoor location, for the desire we all have to live in the open air.It is a very popular place full of life and energy, during the summer, it is set upa large outdoor area in the shade of pine trees in an area rich in nature,if you prefer you can always ask to stay inside.
always at 100 meters you will also find
a bowling green and some meeting points for the elderly.
Passing via Marco Polo you reach another dance club,
which in summer offers Cuban music and bachata, on the outdoor track, in the context of the garden and pine forest of Viareggio.Renowned as a place for adults but also as a meeting point for people of all ages for Latin American Caribbean dances.
In the middle of the park, a few meters from Viale Buonarroti, there is a large dog-friendly area, a fenced area of about 10,000 square meters, with benches and fountains.
which fits perfectly to our conotation of
In this pine forest various events are also organized in the summer season among which we remember:
-The national tour of "Platea Cibis"
the festival dedicated to popular and street cuisine to taste the best of street food and popular cuisine at each stage
-The White Night in the Pineta di Ponente
now in its seventh edition, with the organization of Confesercenti Toscana Nord and the Municipality of Viareggio, an evening of entertainment for young and old with numerous outdoor activities, live music in the kiosks, entertainment for children , falconry shows and dog groups.
A wonderful park in the heart of Viareggio that is worth visiting.