Maratona 2026 – Uniti per Paolo

About the event

From 25 October to 9 November 2026, Andrea Pieri, 30, from Marciana on Elba, covers about 550 km on foot from Piombino to Milan. The route crosses Tuscany, Liguria, Piedmont and Lombardy in 15 stages and carries the message of the Fondazione Uniti per Paolo ETS. It is built around Paolo Sarullo, who was attacked on the night of 19 May 2024.

The walk reaches Viareggio on Tuesday 27 October and leaves again on Wednesday 28 October at 11:00. In each town the Foundation meets young people, families and local communities to talk about mutual respect, preventing youth distress and breaking the wall of silence.

On the morning of 28 October, from 9:00 to 11:00, the Teatro comunale Elpidio Jenco hosts a meeting for schools. It includes a live video link with Paolo Sarullo and focuses on respect, empathy and preventing bullying and violence.

Programme

Expected weather

Forecast for Tuesday, 27 October 2026 in Viareggio: sunny, 20° by day and 13° at night, 0% chance of rain.

Weather · Versilia →

Getting to Viareggio

By car, leave the A12 at the Viareggio-Camaiore exit; the Viareggio–Lucca link road joins the A11 Florence motorway. Viareggio station is on the Genoa–Pisa line and is the terminus of the line to Lucca and Florence, with regional trains towards Pisa, La Spezia, Lucca and Florence. From Pisa airport, the PisaMover shuttle runs to Pisa Centrale in about 5 minutes, where you change to a train for Viareggio.

Parking: On-street parking in Viareggio is mostly paid blue-line parking, run for the Comune by MoVer (Mobilità Versilia). Rates vary by zone; pay at the meters or with the MoVer app. The signs on site always apply.

About Viareggio

Viareggio is the largest town on the Versilia coast, a resort of about 60,000 people with an entirely sandy shoreline on the Ligurian Sea.

Guide to Viareggio →