Grosseto: A Medici Hexagon on a Reclaimed Plain
Grosseto, Tuscany: Medici walls you can walk, Etruscan Roselle, and a 1943 story told truthfully. Plan your visit to the Maremma’s capital.
Castiglione della Pescaia: A Lagoon Saved, a City Found
Castiglione della Pescaia beyond the beach: the Ximenes marsh, a Pisan castle, and Etruscan Vetulonia. Read our guide and plan your day.
Maremma: Tuscany’s Reclaimed South
Maremma Tuscany beyond the clichés: tufa towns, working butteri, a Spanish coast and drained marshland. Start planning your trip with our region guide.
Capalbio: Double Walls, a Brigand’s Legend and a Tarot Garden
Capalbio Tuscany beyond the VIP myth: a double-walled village, the true Tiburzi story, the Tarot Garden and Lake Burano. Read before you plan your visit.
Pitigliano: The Tufa Town With a Ghetto Inside It
Pitigliano Tuscany: the real story of Little Jerusalem, the Orsini palace, sunken Etruscan roads and the sfratto pastry. Plan your visit here.
Scansano: The Hill Town Where Maremma Spent Its Summers
Scansano Tuscany was Maremma’s summer capital for most of the 1800s. Discover the estatatura, Morellino wine, and Montorgiali, and plan your visit.
Follonica: Cast Iron, Blue Flags, and the Gateway to the Mining Hills
Follonica has a church built with cast-iron columns and rose window, Blue Flag family beaches, and the only train station serving the Colline Metallifere.
Gavorrano: From Europe’s Largest Pyrite Mine to a Theater in Stone
Gavorrano turned Europe’s largest pyrite mine into a heritage park, carved a 2,000-seat theater from a quarry, and guards the legend of Dante’s Pia de’ Tolomei.
Massa Marittima: Tuscany’s Secret Siena
Massa Marittima holds a Duccio Maestà, a Lorenzetti masterpiece, a fresco of phalluses, and Europe’s oldest mining code — all in a town most tourists miss.
Monterotondo Marittimo: Walking on a Volcano
At Monterotondo Marittimo’s Le Biancane park, you walk free among fumaroles, bubbling mud, and bleached rock — Tuscany’s most extraordinary hidden attraction.