Musica sulle Apuane

A festival you listen to while walking

Founded in 2013 and organized by the Italian Alpine Club - Massa Section "Elso Biagi", Musica sulle Apuane is one of Tuscany's most original festivals: a widespread program of concerts and theatrical performances hosted in the most evocative spots of the Apuan Alps, the marble mountains that overlook Versilia and the Apuan coast. The idea is simple and powerful: to reach the stage, you have to walk, as the event venues are mountain huts, clearings, forest auditoriums, and mountain trails. Music thus becomes a pretext to rediscover the territory on foot, at a slow pace.

Massa, the heart of the festival

The Municipality of Massa, in the province of Massa-Carrara, is the hub of the event. The main appointments are held at Pian della Fioba, home to the Auditorium nel Bosco, and in mountain hamlets such as Forno. From here, the festival radiates into a wider area covering the municipalities of Carrara, Fivizzano, Montignoso (province of Massa-Carrara), and various centers in Versilia and Lunigiana, in an authentically itinerant design between Tuscany and the Apennines.

From classical to jazz, from theater to hiking

The program is multidisciplinary: classical and contemporary music, jazz, blues, world music, musical theater, and family shows. Under the artistic direction of Gioia Giusti, every year the festival hosts nationally renowned performers and emerging young musicians, often in places accessible only on foot. The offering also includes theatrical trekking and guided walks, blending hiking with live performance.

• High-altitude concerts in mountain huts and natural auditoriums of the Apuan Alps
• Theatrical trekking and itinerant shows along the trails
• Photography exhibitions and moments of reflection on the mountain environment
• Free admission to all events, with no booking required

A festival tied to the territory

Realized with the support of the Apuan Alps Regional Park and the Italian Alpine Club, the festival has a strong environmental and cultural vocation: many appointments are dedicated to the historical memory of the Resistance in the Apuan Alps, the identity of the territory, and the protection of the mountains. It is an opportunity to experience the lesser-known side of Tuscany, that of marble peaks and mountain villages, accompanied by music.