Forte dei Marmi

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Forte dei Marmi (Italian: [ˈfɔrte dei ˈmarmi]) is an Italian sea town and comune located in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany, overlooking the Ligurian Sea (formerly Tyrrhenian Sea). Tourism is the principal activity of Forte dei Marmi's citizens. The population of the town, amounting to 6,613 nearly triples during the summer, because of the hundreds of tourists who mainly come from Florence, Milan, Germany, and Russia. Forte dei Marmi is one of the major destinations which continue to attract the Italian upper class. The city contains a gate built in a former bog, a historical artifact that relates to strategic planning by the ancient Roman army.

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