While the weather holds up, we've officially entered autumn, which means we'll have to wait almost a year before being able to get back to the beach and enjoy some sea and sun. If today a beach holiday is almost integral to the Tuscan idea of summer, this wasn't always the case. In the past centuries people would have found the idea utterly bizarre. This modern concept has a much longer history than most people think. The first establishments by the sea were founded in Tuscany in the beginning of the 19th century and were among the firsts in Europe. Viareggio was the first and quickly became one of the most fashionable resorts in the Mediterranean, catering to a wealthy crowd of sophisticated foreigners. Tuscany being Tuscany, its crown isn't undisputed. Leghorn can prove that the first "bagni" were founded there some 40 years before, around 1780. They looked a lot like thermal baths but they definitely came first. Crowned heads and aristocrats loved them, even if they sound really weird today. This is the story of the love affair between Tuscans and the sea. Hope you find it interesting. Let us know what you think of it or anything else that pops into your head by sending us a direct message on our social media accounts. The more, the merrier!
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LINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/versilia/cronaca/2021/05/27/news/nereo-e-dori-cosi-nacquero-i-bagni-ma-al-mare-uomini-e-donne-erano-divisi-1.40320909
https://www.tuscanypeople.com/stabilimenti-balneari-storia-viareggio/
https://ricerca.gelocal.it/iltirreno/archivio/iltirreno/2005/06/19/LA9LG_LA901.html

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Title: Trampled
Author: Pipe Choir Records
License: Creative Commons Attribution
Links: http://www.pipechoir.com/
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/p-c-iii-trampled-creative-commons-instrumental