Directory of secret places in Tuscany

Alberese

• Natural Park

Alberese houses the visitor center of the Maremma park: 25 km of coastline, the pine forest of Marina di Alberese, the Uccellina mountains and their towers

Tenuta di Alberese

• Activity

A 3,000-hectare State farm in the Maremma park, where the butteri work Maremmana cattle and horses every day during guided visits with working riding demonstrations

Maremmano horse

• Other

The Maremmano horse, mount of the butteri, raised in semi-freedom at Alberese, is registered in a stud-book closed since 1980

Trail A7 — Mouth of the Ombrone

• Trail

The A7 trail joins the Ombrone river mouth on flat ground, a wild delta where flamingos and herons nest, one of the few park routes open without a guide in summer

Pineta Granducale

• Trail

Stone pine grove planted by the grand dukes in the 18th century, classified as SCI/SPA in the Parco della Maremma, leading to the wild beach of Marina di Alberese

A2 Trail of the Medieval Towers

• Trail

Ridge trail of the Uccellina, between the Tyrrhenian Sea and medieval towers, in the heart of a Maremma that has remained wild [visittuscany.com](https://www.visittuscany.com/)

The A3 trail (Oliveto di Collelungo)

• Trail

Cala di Forno

• Beach

Cala di Forno, a cove framed by cliffs, is reached by a long hike through a strict nature reserve, rewarded by an unbuilt coastline and a often deserted beach

Collelungo Beach

• Beach

Three kilometers of pristine sand dominated by a medieval tower, with no bar or parasol, one of the few long Italian beaches left intact

Grosseto

• Village

The provincial capital, Grosseto preserves a historic center encircled by walls and a cathedral

MAAM — Archaeological and Art Museum of the Maremma

• Museum

Housed in the former courthouse of Grosseto, the museum displays across forty rooms on three floors gold from Vetulonia, a bucchero bowl and statues from the forum of Roselle

Grosseto Market

• Market

The Thursday market of Grosseto brings together beneath the city ramparts organic farms from the plain, herbalists, local saffron and Maremma chickpeas

Ponte dell'Abbadia Vulci

• Archaeo. site.

A medieval bridge crosses the gorges of the Fiora, in the heart of the Vulci park, between Etruscan and Roman remains and wild nature

Lago del Pellicone

• Natural Park

A canyon lake in Vulci, fed by a small waterfall of the Fiora, in a 900-hectare park with Etruscan necropolises [sitiarcheologiciditalia.it](https://www.sitiarcheologiciditalia.it/)

Cuccumella Tumulus

• Archaeo. site.

The largest tumulus in Etruria, the Cuccumella is an earthen mound with underground galleries in the archaeological and naturalistic park of Vulci, open every day

castello dell abbadia

• Museum

At Vulci, on the Etruscan Coast, the Castello dell'Abbadia combines Etruscan remains and medieval collections within a single museum-monument

Terme di Vulci

• Thermal bath

Terme di Vulci, in the Maremma, offers four natural pools with varied colors and temperatures, fed by hyperthermal waters

Domus of the Cryptoporticus of Vulci

• Archaeo. site.

The Domus of the Cryptoporticus can be visited at Vulci, on an Etruscan and Roman archaeological site, in the form of an underground passageway

Fried Chicken and Fava Beans Festival of Montiano

• Sagra / Festival

Every spring, Montiano opens the Maremma sagre season with a village festival centered on fried chicken and fresh beans with cheese

Montiano

• Village

Montiano is a hilltop village in the Albegna hills, encircled by medieval walls with an Aldobrandeschi and Sienese past