Vada has two berths for delivering raw materials and exporting processed chemicals used and produced by the plants at Rosignano Solvay, 2. 5 miles N. The small town surrounds the dark, slender spire of the parish church. A tall chimney stands in the E part of the town. The houses are low, white and have red roofs. To the N of the town a dense pine wood fringes the wide beach.