Carli (16th century). Palazzo Moroni (16th century), home to the local Archaeological Museum. Museo dei Bozzetti, with over 700 sculptures by international artists Musa, the Virtual Museum of Sculpture and Architecture Notable people Eugenio Barsanti, together with Felice Matteucci invented the first version of the internal combustion engine in 1853 Ottavio Barsanti, New Zealand missionary, priest and writer born in Pietrasanta Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor, lives in the commune Julia Vance, Norwegian Sculptor, lives in the commune Hanneke Beaumont, Dutch-born sculptor, lives in the commune Romano Cagnoni, Italian photographer, was born and lived in the commune Giosuè Carducci, poet and teacher; recipient of 1906 Nobel Prize in Literature Carlo Carli, politician Claude Cehes, sculptor Christian Dalle Mura, footballer Corinna Dentoni, tennis player Giulio Donati, footballer Irene Fornaciari, opera singer Cesare Galeotti, composer, conductor and concert pianist was born in Pietrasanta on 5 June 1872. He was best known for his opera Anton and Dorisse Silvia Gemignani, Olympic triathlete Kathleen Jones, English biographer and poet, lives in the commune Robert Kubica, Polish F1 driver, lives in the commune Massimo Mallegni, Italian Senator and former Mayor of Pietrasanta Leonardo Massoni, footballer Igor Mitoraj, Polish sculptor, lived in the commune David Philippaerts, Grand Prix motocross world champion Diego Romanini, race car driver Luca Tesconi, Olympic sport shooter Nicola Vizzoni, Olympic hammer thrower Neil Estern, American Sculptor Morten Søndergaard, Danish poet Merete Pryds Helle, Danish author Jørgen Haugen Sørensen, Danish sculptor Kirsten Ortwed, Danish sculptor Håkon Anton Fagerås, Norwegian sculptor Daniele Taccola, Italian Doctor and Politic Sister cities Pietrasanta is twinned with Écaussinnes, Belgium Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany Villeparisis, France Zduńska Wola, Poland Montgomery, USA Utsunomiya, Japan References External links Official website Pietrasanta Portal Video Introduction to Pietrasanta Cities and towns in Tuscany