Though September may take us back to the schoolroom, we certainly won’t be turning our backs on the red clay anytime soon. Many children are enthusiastic about continuing the tennis lessons they started in the summer, to learn a sport that not only develops coordination and movement but teaches reasoning and patience as well.

And a propos of sports, did you know that in 2013 Forte dei Marmi won the designation of European Town of Sport, thanks to the variety and the quality of its sports facilities? The title is still an apt one today – or maybe even more than before – for a town that truly loves sports.