Marina di Bibbona is a coastal town, a ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a '' comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate terri ...
'' of the municipality of
Bibbona
Bibbona is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Livorno in the Val di Cecina.
History
The town's hilly location allowed for natural defen ...
, in
Tuscany
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, Italy.
Marina di Bibbona is situated on the Tuscan Riviera, also known as the ''Costa degli Etruschi'', on the coast of the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
.
The town has developed next to the Fort of Bibbona, a defensive tower built by the
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany ( it, Granducato di Toscana; la, Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In th ...
in the second part of the 18th century.
From the 1980s there has been a high construction growth, especially for summer houses and residences for tourists. This has contributed to make the town a prominent holiday resort.
Cities and towns in Tuscany
Frazioni of the Province of Livorno
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