Holiday homes Southern Tuscany.
Southern Tuscany has an atmosphere of its own and also, the climate is more hot and dry. The landscape around Grosseto is fairly flat but further north towards the Sienna Province soft rolling hills prevail.
Along the coast, Mediterranean vegetation and wide sandy beaches create a unique and picturesque blend.
En savoir plus sur Southern Tuscany Toutes les locations de vacances - Southern TuscanyThe area is dominated by the natural reserve of Maremma, which is today an Eldorado for nature- lovers with numerous opportunities for activities i.e. horseback-riding and walking. Until approximately 1950 the area was plagued by malaria mosquitoes but after a successful draining project the mosquitoes have disappeared and the region has become a tourist attraction.
In earlier days and until recently, the region has been scarcely inhabited, and this is the reason why the relatively few remains from the past are so well preserved - buildings have stayed unused instead of having been run down as elsewhere. It is also in this area you find the Tuscan Archipelago, a group of far flung islands including Elba, Giglio, Giannutri, Pianosa, Montecristo, and Capraia, each is less than ten miles from the neighbor. Among these islands, monks of the middle Ages left small quiet monasteries, Pisans left Romanesque churches and castles, and even the Spaniards left their mark. The well known Elba is the most interesting island.
The modern city grew around a medieval fortress and a large fishery, from which it got its designation. Today Castilione della Pescaia is known for its beaches and has become a centre of international (mostly European) tourism. The city is mostly known for its stunning slices of pizza.
The city was in 1996 included on the UNESCO World Heritage list, because it represents one of the first attempts to create an ideal city, and today continues to present itself in its original form. It is not for nothing that the city has been used as a backdrop for many movies, including Zeffirellis Romeo and Juliet, and The English Patient...
The history of the Maremma goes far back into time, all the way to prehistory. From the seventh century B.C., with the presence of Etruscan civilization, it had become an important economic centre for the Mediterranean basin. The interesting archaeological sites in the Grosseto province make the perfect itinerary for following the traces of this...
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