Orbetello: The Capital of Spanish Tuscany, Built on a Lagoon
Orbetello Tuscany: Spanish walls, Etruscan stones, lagoon fishermen, and Roman Cosa next door. Plan your visit with our honest local guide.
Magliano in Toscana: Walls, a Witch’s Olive, and an Etruscan Riddle
Magliano in Toscana: medieval walls, the San Bruzio ruins, the witch’s olive, and an Etruscan lead disc. Plan your visit with our guide.
Montemerano: A Cat-Flap Madonna and a Two-Star Kitchen
Montemerano Tuscany: a walled village with a Madonna cut into a door and a two-star kitchen, plus Manciano’s cheese and prehistory. Plan your visit here.
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.
Bagni di Lucca: Where the English Came to Take the Waters
Bagni di Lucca Tuscany: hot springs, an 1837 casino, an English cemetery, an Anglican church, and the Shelleys’ summers. Plan your visit.
Borgo a Mozzano and Coreglia: The Devil’s Bridge and the Figurine Makers
Borgo a Mozzano Tuscany: the Devil’s Bridge, Gothic Line bunkers, a huge free Halloween party, and Coreglia’s plaster-figurine emigrants. Visit.