Directory of secret places in Tuscany

The A3 trail (Oliveto di Collelungo)

• Trail

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

Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve

• Natural Park

Ramsar wetland of 1,277 hectares between Grosseto and Castiglione della Pescaia, the last remnant of Lake Prile, rich in birds; its visitor center is the Casa Rossa Ximenes built in 1765 [regione.toscana.it](https://www.…

Castiglione della Pescaia

• Village

A medieval village perched on the heights, an active fishing port and a Blue Flag coastline lined with pine woods and campsites: the village blends heritage and seaside resort

Forte delle Rocchette

• Beach

Golden sand, clear water and a shaded pine grove facing the historic fort of the Rocchette, in Castiglione della Pescaia

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

Grosseto

• Village

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

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

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

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

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

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