of Tuscany was built, followed by the Marina of Italy, from 1907 through to 1911. In 1938 the Marina of the Empire was also built, which was followed in the 1970s by the Marina of Viareggio (also known as the New Marina), the Marina of La Madonnina, and the new lighthouse. The Madonnina can host up to 500 vessels. The city hosts the local Capitaneria di Porto, and all vessels registered here bear the marking VG. Gallery International relations Viareggio is twinned with: Bastia, France Bridgeport, US Kunshan, China Opole, Poland Palmi, Italy San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Pasto, Colombia Notable people Inigo Campioni (1878–1944), soldier and politician Araldo Caprili (1920-1982), football player Pierluigi Collina, football referee Marco Columbro, presenter and actor Eleonora Duse, actress in [1913] lived in a little rose villa behind a vineyard at Fossa Dell' Abate Eugenio Fascetti, football manager Carlo Lenci (born 1928), football player Marcello Lippi, football manager Nicola Luisotti, orchestra director Renato Santini (1912–1995), painter Giorgio Michetti, painter and ultracentenarian Mario Monicelli, film director Giovanni Pacini (1796–1867), composer, lived in Viareggio André Puccinelli, governor of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil Stefania Sandrelli, actress Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English poet and writer whose body was cremated here Mario Tobino (1910–1991), doctor, poet and writer Maria Valtorta, writer and mystic See also 2009 Viareggio derailment Carnival of Viareggio Festival Puccini Football Club Esperia Viareggio Premio letterario Viareggio Repaci Versilia References Sources History Buildings Religion Other External links Photos from the Tuscany Seaside resort - Viareggio (English), from the site Freerangetravellers.com Comune di Viareggio , the official website of the municipality of Viareggio Site with information about the city and a small dictionary about the local dialect Site hosted by the "Carnevalari" Association, with news and historical information about Viareggio and its carnival Viareggio , from the site www.aboutversilia.com Viareggio , from the site www.versilia.org Viareggio from the holidaying site www.vacanzeinversilia.com Viareggio Carnival Coastal towns in Tuscany Seaside resorts in Italy