Art & Culture in the Tuscan Maremma

For lovers of culture, a visit to the cities of art of the area such as Siena, Florence, Arezzo, Pisa and Lucca is highly recommended.

Siena - The cathedral

Pisa - Piazza dei Miracoli and the Leaning Tower

Lucca

Pisa - Piazza dei Cavalieri

It is possible to visit any of these cities as a day trip, leaving from Casina di Rosa in the morning and returning the same evening, although to fully explore all of the treasures of even one of those cities would require months! Rome is easily reached by car or by train from Grosseto.

Church in the Garfagnana

Devil's Bridge

Mountains overlooking Lucca

Perugia

To experience the history of the region, we suggest a visit the the Etruscan-Roman ruins in the archaeological parks found in Roselle, Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana. The Etruscan Necropoli are a treasure of immense value and are to be found only in this area.

Pitigliano

Sovana

Also of interest are the numerous medieval castles and abbeys in the vicinity such as Abbey of San Lorenzo, San Galgano, Monte Antico, Casenovole, Poggio alle Mura, Pienza, San Gimignano, Volterra, etc.

San Galgano

Sant'Antimo

Pienza

San Galgano

Poggio alle Mura

Monte Antico

Tuscany is the perfect place to learn Italian. In Siena, there are many language schools where you can attend very interesting and useful courses.