Village
Massa Marittima (GR)
Massa Marittima
- Village
A medieval mining town still encircled by its walls, with Piazza Garibaldi, the fresco of the Tree of Fertility and an underground mine museum 700 meters long
8,1
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Natural Park
Monterotondo Marittimo (GR)
Parco delle Biancane
- Natural Park
A free park, always open, where fumaroles, bubbling lake and white earth dotted with yellow sulfur crystals form a singular setting
8,1
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Archaeo. site.
Massa Marittima (GR)
Lago dell'Accesa
- Archaeo. site.
A former Etruscan mining center, Lake Accesa displays ancient foundations beneath a wild forest and pure water for swimming, to be complemented by the museum of Massa Marittima
8,0
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Village
Piazza Garibaldi
Piazza Garibaldi
- Village
Triangular square bringing together the Romanesque cathedral, the 13th-century Palazzo del Podestà and the Fonte Pubblica at the Albero della Fecondità, in an intact medieval center
8,0
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Museum
Piazza Garibaldi
Cathédrale San Cerbone
- Museum
Romanesque cathedral of 1100-1287 set diagonally on Piazza Garibaldi, with a sculpted portal and Duccio's Maestà inside
Natural Park
Massa Marittima (GR)
Colline Metallifere
- Natural Park
The Colline Metallifere is a UNESCO Global Geopark where 3,000 years of mining activity coexist with holm oak woods and wild fauna
Museum
Massa Marittima (GR)
Museo della Miniera (Souterrain)
- Museum
700 meters of galleries carved into travertine, period tools and guides' stories: a dive at 12°C into the mining past of the Maremma
Museum
Piazza Garibaldi
Palazzo del Podestà — Archaeological Museum
- Museum
The Palazzo del Podestà, a 13th-century palazzo with a travertine façade, houses the Giovannangelo Camporeale archaeological museum: Etruscan collections from Vetulonia and the stele of Vado all'Arancio, in the heart of Massa Marittima
Sagra / Festival
Monterotondo Marittimo
Sagra del Tortello Maremmano
- Sagra / Festival
A village festival in the Colline Metallifere where the Pro Loco has been preparing handmade maremmani tortelli for more than fifty years, with barbecues, live music and a funfair with free admission
Sagra / Festival
Tatti (Massa Marittima)
Sapori d'Autunno - Flavours of Autumn
- Sagra / Festival
A village sagra in Tatti, a hamlet of Massa Marittima, centred on new oil and wine, wild boar, mushrooms and chestnuts
Museum
Via Moncini
Torre del Candeliere and Cassero Senese
- Museum
Tower of 1228 truncated by the Sienese in 1335 and connected to the Cassero by a 21 m arch, with views over the gulf of Follonica and the island of Elba from the top
Sagra / Festival
Sticciano Scalo (Roccastrada)
Sagra degli Strozzapreti e dei prodotti tipici maremmani
- Sagra / Festival
An annual village festival where the cooks of Sticciano serve handmade strozzapreti, in a multipurpose hall surrounded by cork oaks, with music and a market
Sagra / Festival
Roccatederighi (Roccastrada)
X Festival del Sedicidagosto
- Sagra / Festival
The Festival del Sedicidagosto brings Roccatederighi to life with folk music, the memory of Caserio, debates, dances and a self-produced food market
Sagra / Festival
Roccastrada
Party in the Farmyard
- Sagra / Festival
In Roccastrada, four days bring the wheat threshing back to life on the old sports ground of Via Carducci, with vintage tractors, animals and Maremma cuisine
Sagra / Festival
Monterotondo Marittimo
Sagra della Pecora e del Maiale
- Sagra / Festival
Sagra della Pecora e del Maiale, a festival in Monterotondo Marittimo dedicated to stews of mutton, wild boar, venison, arrosticini, suckling pig and polenta, with local wines and cheeses
Museum
Città Nuova
Sant'Agostino Church
- Museum
Gothic church of the 14th-15th centuries with a white travertine façade and ogival portal, in the upper Città Nuova of Massa Marittima
Natural Park
Roccastrada
Gorges du Farma
- Natural Park
The gorges of the Farma, in Roccastrada, stand out for their wild setting and crystal-clear waters suitable for swimming
Sagra / Festival
Massa Marittima
Massa Marittima Carnival
- Sagra / Festival
Winter Carnival Massetano in the historic centre of Massa Marittima: masked parades, music and entertainment, with a prize-giving for the finest costumes on Shrove Tuesday
Sagra / Festival
Roccatederighi (Roccastrada)
Festa dei Cacciatori
- Sagra / Festival
Every July, Roccatederighi, a hamlet of Roccastrada, hosts the Festa dei Cacciatori: boar and game stalls, music, a festival run by the Pro Loco
Museum
Porta alle Silici
Museo delle Miniere
- Museum
Here, a 1h15 guided tour covers 700 m of recreated galleries at 14°C, from Etruscan copper to 20th-century pyrite, with minerals and the social history of miners on the surface
Activity
Sequerciani
Maremma: cellar tour and wine tasting with tasting platter
- Activity
A visit to a wine estate in the Maremma followed by a tasting of three wines accompanied by Tuscan specialties
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Ribollita
- Gastronomy
Ribollita, a peasant soup of vegetables and stale bread, embodies traditional Tuscan cuisine and warms you up after a hike in the hills of the Valdinievole
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