Farmhouse La Merla Castiglione della Pescaia - Tuscany (Italy)

Holidays in Castiglione della Pescaia in the place with one of the cleanest seas in Italy also in this 2023. Nature, relaxation, entertainment, nightlife and everything you need. In the end this land will remain inside you because if you know how to admire and fully appreciate it, the sensations that this place will have transmitted to you will remain inside you. Upon your return home, you will be able to share your positive experience with friends and acquaintances because we are certain that your expectation and final satisfaction will be fulfilled.

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What people strongly seek and want when they go on holiday is to find a place where they can peacefully spend their free time, get rid of everyday pressure and stress and have all the services they need at their disposal.

Castiglione della Pescaia is the favorite destination for Italian tourists but above all for foreign ones. Contact us by selecting one of the buttons below and you will have all the information you need.

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We are in Castiglione della Pescaia (GR) in the heart of the Maremma, one of the most beautiful and most sought after areas by tourists, especially foreign ones. It is connected with cities of art such as Florence, Siena, Pisa and Rome.

Maremma was the cradle of the Etruscan civilization first and then the Roman one and today preserves numerous sites and museums to visit.

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These are the reasons to visit Castiglione della Pescaia and the Maremma: 6 reasons to “taste” this splendid area.

Castiglione della Pescaia

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Castiglione della Pescaia in the Maremma

Castiglione della Pescaia, located just over 20 km from Grosseto, is one of the most beautiful medieval villages located along the Tuscan coast. Coming from the north, it is best to leave the 4-lane Aurelia road at Follonica and from here, following the signs for Castiglione della Pescaia, continue for about 20 km along road no. 322 until you reach Castiglione. While coming from the south, instead you have to exit the Aurelia at Grosseto Sud and from here take road no. 322 and follow it for about 20 km. By train Turin-Rome line, Follonica or Grosseto stations, from here bus / taxi service.

The ancient medieval center surrounded by walls is located on a hill overlooking the mouth of the Bruna river. Castiglione della Pescaia is today an important tourist center and a well-equipped seaside resort, with beautiful beaches and clean sea (Blue Flag 2023), repeatedly awarded by Legambiente and the Touring Club.

History

Today’s Castiglione was probably the ancient Salembrum of the Romans, part of whose remains are visible at the end of the port, along the Bruna river. From the 10th century to the 13th century, the territory of Castiglione della Pescaia was under the control of Pisa. It then became a free commune. During the fifteenth century Castiglione della Pescaia was first conquered by the Medici, then was occupied by the Aragonese (1446) and finally passed under the control of the Piccolominis of Siena. In the mid-sixteenth century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

The historic center is very beautiful, perched on the hill of Poggio Petriccio, still today largely surrounded by medieval walls built by the Pisans and the Aragonese. In the historic center there are several interesting buildings such as the eighteenth-century Church of Santa Maria del Giglio, built inside a bastion of the medieval wall. Also interesting is the sixteenth-century Church of San Giovanni Battista which has an early medieval bas-relief on the portal, for architrave and has a characteristic bell tower on a circular tower.

Just outside the town is the eighteenth-century Casa Rossa, an access point for visiting the Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve, the last remnant of the large marshes that once covered the Maremma. Along the road that connects Castiglione with Marina di Grosseto is the interesting Pineta del Tombolo which extends for over 10 km along the coast.

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In recent decades Castiglione della Pescaia has become one of the main seaside resorts on the Maremma coast, this town of about 7,500 inhabitants located along the Tyrrhenian coast in the province of Grosseto, which is about 20 km away. For the quality of the sea and its beaches, Castiglione della Pescaia has become an important tourist destination, in recent years Legambiente and the Touring Club have elected it as the first seaside resort in Italy for its high environmental and tourist quality.

Castiglione della Pescaia is one of the most interesting places on the Grosseto coast. The area around Castiglione was colonized by the Etruscans, an example of which are the remains of the Etruscan city of Vetulonia. The current locality arose as a small Roman town called Salebrum, some traces of which are still visible in the Paduline area.

In the Middle Ages, a castle was built on the hill of Castiglione first by the Pisans and then by the Aragonese, which still today represents the symbol of Castiglione. The Castle of Castiglione cannot be visited, but the medieval old town still surrounded by walls contains enchanting views and from the top of the walls you can admire spectacular views of the coast and the Maremma plain.

Diaccia Botrona nature reserve

Of extreme interest is also a visit to the naturalistic area of Diaccia Botrona, which extends over what remains of the vast swamp that once covered the whole area between Castiglione and Grosseto, a remnant of the ancient Prile Lake. The signs of the reclamation attempts carried out during the Lorraine government in the 18th and 19th centuries are visible in the Casa Rossa.

In the surroundings of Castiglione della Pescaia there are beautiful pine forests and wide beaches with well-known seaside resorts, such as Riva del Sole, Roccamare, Le Rocchette and the renowned center of Punta Ala. Small historic villages are located inland, among the most interesting Buriano, Tirli and Vetulonia, where remains from the Etruscan and Roman eras are also visible.

Other Etruscan tombs are found in Pian di Rocca. While in the marshy area of the Diaccia Botrona there is the small Clodia island, an ancient island that emerged from the dried up Lake Prile. Here are the remains of a Roman villa from the 1st century BC. C. and a Benedictine abbey built in the 11th century.

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