Seasonal market on Sunday 1 November 2026

About the event

The Mercato del Forte is considered the most beautiful market in Italy and has been a fixed date for customers from central and northern Italy for many decades. It began more than fifty years ago and was conceived almost the opposite of a traditional market: no bargain-price goods, but an informal, fun way to buy prêt-à-porter, with a strong focus on quality.

Clothing comes first: women's, men's and children's fashion, leather goods, furs, cashmere, shoes from major brands and beachwear. The stalls also sell linen and homewares, ceramics, goldsmith pieces and typical local food products.

The market takes place in Piazza Marconi, in the centre of Forte dei Marmi: a large circular asphalt track surrounded by pines, with the stalls arranged around it.

Expected weather

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November 2026 in Forte dei Marmi: cloudy, 18° by day and 14° at night, 3% chance of rain.

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Forte dei Marmi Sunday market

In the warm season the famous Piazza Marconi market doubles up: the stalls return every Sunday morning with the same mix as on Wednesdays, clothing and fashion first, then leather goods, cashmere, shoes, beachwear, linens, ceramics, jewellery and local food.

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Getting to Forte dei Marmi

By car, leave the A12 at the Versilia exit. The nearest station is Forte dei Marmi-Seravezza-Querceta on the Genoa–Pisa line, in Querceta about 4 km away; long-distance trains stop at Viareggio, about 12 km away. Autolinee Toscane buses E1 and E35 serve the town, and Pisa airport is about 35 km away.

Parking: The centre is a limited-traffic zone (ZTL) with electronic gates. Outside summer, Piazza Marconi and the surrounding streets are restricted on Sundays and holidays from 8:00 to 20:00; from 1 June to the third Sunday of September the zone also applies on weekdays from 17:00 to 6:00 and all day on Sundays and holidays. Piazza Garibaldi, Via Montauti and Via Roma are pedestrian. White lines are free, blue lines are paid by app or QR code, and yellow lines are reserved.

About Forte dei Marmi

Forte dei Marmi takes its name from the small fort in Piazza Garibaldi, completed in 1788 under Grand Duke Peter Leopold to guard the beach where marble from the Apuan Alps was stored and shipped. The town belonged to Pietrasanta until 26 April 1914, when it became a comune of its own.

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