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WINE ROADS IN MASSA MARITTIMA
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"Monteregio
di Massa Marittima" wine road passes through
the area of the Metallifere
Hills, in the Upper
Maremma Grossetana.
Along the way you will be astonished for the beauty
and the variousness
of the landscape, inscribed between the hills
and the sea, and till nowadays, protected from the
mass tourism.
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The wine road of Monteregio, built in July, 1998, apart
for its food-and-wine importance, it
gathers an interesting richness as far as the artistic,
historical and environmental field.
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From the area
inscribed by the wine road of the Monteregio of Massa
Marittima are born eight
D.O.C. typologies of wine: from the red wine of
Monteregio to the Vin Santo "Occhio di Pernice"
and the white wine.
The traveller along the wine road will meet a natural
environment where the peculiarities of Tuscany match the
characteristics of the wild Maremma. All the villages
along the road are rich in history and many are the environmental,
artistic and historical facts. |
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| GROSSETO |
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It is considered
the main town in the area of Maremma Grossetana. Its name
has a double meaning: indeed Grosseto is the "bigger"
(gross) centre in the area and also the most "powerful"
throughout the historical events.
It is a lively and cheerful
town, set almost at the edge of the province, few
kilometres far from the sea. It is made up of an ancient
centre, enclosed by mighty walls, where after the modern
town has grown. |
Among its most important monuments there is undoubtedly
the Duomo, built
around at the end of 1200, characterised by a pink and
white striped façade. Inside the Duomo there are
many important masterpieces such as the baptism font,
the altar by the architect Ghini
and a table portraying the Virgin Mary by Matteo Giovanni.
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| MASSA
MARITTIMA |
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It has Etruscan
origin and is one of the most ancient and enchanting
village in the area of Grosseto. Its narrow and
slope streets where it is pleasant walking and discover
old craft stores lead in charming suqres such as
the graceful Garibaldi
square. There you may enjoy the sight of
Palazzo del Podestà,
the Council Palace,
and the wonderful Duomo
of the XIII c. that rises upon a high terraces
with its oblique axis to the square.
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In the upper part of the town, built during the dominion
of Siena, rises a mighty fortress with the Clock Tower,
the Romanesque-Gothic Church of St.
Agostino and the Palace
of Weapons.
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| CARAPAX CENTRE |
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The Carapax Centre
is set near Massa
Marittima. It is the
perfect place for who loves nature.
Here it is not possible to list the numerous species
of birds. We will just quote the presence of many
hawks (from
the common buzzard,
to the short-toed
snake-eagle or the small
common kestrel etc.) and for few years
also the storks has been reintroduced by the centre.
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The visitors
may follow an easy path and observe many animals,
above all the turtles
in their natural habitat.
A nursery for harmed/ill
turtles could not miss. Moreover, in certain
periods of the year, it is possible to care for
the incubation of eggs and the birth of the young:
an event you cannot miss! |
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PUNTA
ALA
| Punta Ala does
not need any introduction: it is one
of the most exclusive tourist place of the Tyrrhenian
Coast. With "discretion" it is
set in the pine-wood and offers its visitors its
neat paths, lawns, well-kept flowerbeds and the
elegance of its trimmed gardens. |
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The harbour is an important
tourists facilities (900 top boat places) and it
gives the opportunity to rent boats, motorboat, yachts,
with or without sailor.Impressive is the golf
course, one of the biggest in Europe, stage of
important international matches.
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| FOLLONICA |
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Along the wonderful coast of Maremma shores,
in front of the Isle
of Elba and sheltered by Piombino
and Punta
Ala promontories, it is set the town of
Follonica, in the centre of the wide gulf that
brings its name.
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It has an ideal geographic position with a mild climate,
a broad sandy shore and calm sea with no currents, safe
for the gentle slope of its shallow water.
Follonica is the perfect destination for holidays throughout
the year.It is immersed in the green pine-woods and
for those who love nature, it offers a different option
to the seaside: cycle
and horse rides
along the paths of the rich Mediterranean vegetation,
or walks to find out small hidden treasures and seasonal
and bountiful flowers and fruits.
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| MARINA DI ALBERESE |
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| Fine sandy shore,
a pure environment in the Etruscan coast, near the Natural
Park of Uccellina. This is a perfect site for nudists. |
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SCANSANO
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Scansano rises on a
slope area not far from the sea. Here you
may walk slowly and taste the glamour of every corner
of the charming village set on the hills in the
province of Grosseto, along the Etruscan Coast.
During your stroll you could find evidence of its
history in the palaces and in the configuration
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Walking along the roads of the village you may admire
the theatre, called
"Sala Castagnoli". It represents the major example
of the theatrical architecture of the province. From Garibaldi
Square trough a gate of the XVI c., you may enter
the historical centre. Along the main road, there are
several palaces of the XV and XVI, such as Vaccarecci
Palace.
Following the main road you will get into Ferrucci
Square and the church of St.
John Baptist. It is a Romanesque church, restored
in XVII c. and completely altered during the following
century. Near the church there is the Praetorian Square
with its palace.
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The area of Scansano is worth of note also for
a jewel of its agriculture, i.e. "Morellino
di Scansano" - an excellent D.O.C.
red wine, produced in the area with Sangiovese
and Alicante grapes.
The wine has a warm and earthiness flavour,
ruby red that becomes garnet red with the
ageing, qualified as "Riserva", with
a fragrance of ripe strawberries blended with
the Mediterranean flora, about 12°. It perfectly
matches both the typical Maremma dishes and fish.
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| SPA VILLAGES |
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Saturnia rises
on a big rock of travertine marble in an area civilised
at least since XII c. BC, i.e. since the late Villanoviana
Age. Here we are, in the place where the first Italic
civilization was born. Saturnia was also a Roman centre
and parts of its walls, the foundations of some buildings
and ruins of a watering place known as "Bagno Secco"
have still remained nowadays. In the valley below there
is the spa of Saturnia where the sulphuric water gushes
at 37° C. About 500 m. far there is the famous fall
where people always spend time to bathe in the miraculous
water for skincare and many other diseases.
Wellbeing Centre-Life Extension: immersed in the green
hills of Siena, 55 Km. far from Marina di Grosseto,
Petrolio Spa is
a real "island" for self-rejuvenation and
rejoin the rhythm of nature of Maremma countryside.
It has been famous since the Medieval Age and nowadays
it follows its curative tradition that has always been
its main characteristic, now joined
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PARCO
DELL'UCCELLINA
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The Natural
Park of Maremma is also called Uccellina Park, and
stretches in an area
of 10,000 hectares, form the north coast
- Principina a Mare, for 20 Km Southwards, up to
Talamone.The nature changes its shapes from the
delta of Ombrone with the "Palude
della Trappola", dunes,
the pine-wood,
the seaside and the mountains of Uccellina. |
During a guided faunistic tour you may observe some
species that elsewhere are extinguished. Wild
boars, wild cats,
porcupines, turtles,
wild gooses, hawks
and wood pigeons
etc. have been still living here.
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