The most important center in Valdinievole (province of Pistoia), Montecatini is a town located at the eastern end of Piana di Lucca and has a strong vocation for tourism, as well as industrial and commercial industries based around the spa, which in turn has increased the interest for hotel accommodation in the region. It was a VIP place at the end of ‘800- beginning of ‘900, many famous people were staying in Montecatini (Pirandello, Verdi, Mascagni, Christian Dior..). The original town was Montecatini Alto, a medieval castle on the hill in panoramic position on the valley but the lower part, Montecatini Terme is the better known town.
