Our group walking holiday to Pietrasanta in Tuscany was another wonderful trip abroad.

We were based at Hotel Joseph in the beachside resort of Marina di Pietrasanta.

The trip was organised by Joy Johnson and the holiday was run by Involved Holidays with a local walking guide Stephano. The holiday featured three walking days led by Stephano, a self-guided walk led by Alan and a three-hour guided tour of Florence.

The walks consisted of: a circular walk around the Medieval Castle of Nozzano Castello followed by a lunch stop at the nearby city of Lucca; a hilly walk from the picturesque village of Calci in the serene Gracious Valley; a walk from the maritime village of Tellaro on the Gulf of Poets to Lerici with its 12th century castle; Alan led a local walk from nearby Viareggio including forest paths and beach walking. And some of our party visited the city of Pisa with its famous Leaning Tower on our rest day.

You can see more photos on the WhatsApp Photos group and the Facebook page but here are a few samples:

View of the mountains from the roof of our hotel

Walking through Nozzano village

Lunch stop at Lucca

View of the beach near the hotel

Out on a walk near Calci

Group photo at Calci Museum

Ponte Vecchio at Florence

Group photo on the roof of the hotel

In the centre of Peitrasanta

Group photo at Lecrica Harbour

Walk leader Stefano playing table football

Many thanks to Joy for organiising the whole trip