Grosseto and Maremma

The Maremma area is unique for the atmosphere and the landscapes it offers: the fascinating beauty of the countryside and the sandy beaches, that for years have earned the European Blue Flag for the clean sea and the quality of the services offered, ideal to pass a vacation in the open air between the modern and mundane Follonica and Punta Ala, among the pine groves of Roccamare and the old sea town of Castiglione della Pescaia, or else on the stretch called Costa d’Argento (Silver Coast) for the gleaming sands of the very beautiful Tomboli di Orbetello, Giannella and Feniglia, or else near the delightful Capalbio.

To discover the Etruscans you must go to Roselle (Archeological Park) and to the large necropolis of Vetulonia and then to the Tumulo (bassoon) of Poggio Pelliccia, a monumental aristocratic tomb, and finally you arrive at Lago dell’Accisa, among mine wells, dwellings and tombs dating back to the 6th century B.C. You should visit Grosseto with the imposing Medici Walls which are practically intact and can be walked, and also the monument to Leopold II of Lorena, a beloved Grand Duke of the Maremma people for the many fertilization projects he carried out at the beginning of the 19th century, making the Maremma a fertile and prosperous land.

The Maremma Natural Park can be accessed via Alberese or from Talamone: you have to go through trails -either walking or on mountain bike-, to get to the famous Maremma horses and to see rare plant species or get to the pristine sand; climb up to take in the stunning spectacle of the islands of the Archipelago -Giglio, Montecristo and Elba-, and towards the south, the spectacular Cala di Forno bay, the Argentario with the tomboli (dunes) that cordon off the Orbetello lagoon, and finally the ruins of San Rabano Abbey.

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