stemma toscano Landscapes in the Etruscan Coast
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The Etruscan Coast and the Val di Cornia

Facing the Isle of Elba, the shoreline of the Val di Cornia strikes wonder in any visitor merely by the colours of the landscapes: from the azure of the sea and sky to the luscious green of the spring countryside, mellowing into gold in full summer, and the russet of autumn, before for the tawny brown of ploughed earth in the mild winter.
The natural resources and care of the land offer also diverse and unforgettable cultural experiences:
  • Natural parks appreciating the environmental value of the sea, forest and Mediterranean scrub.
  • Archaeological parks inviting discovery of the prehistoric and the Etruscan civilization
  • Medieval villages, where alleys and stones of thousand years past are inhabited still today
  • Archaeological Mining Park of San Silvestro, extraordinary archives of the mining history of the area
  • Wine cellars, among the serried vines of the hills, open to the public for wine tasting.



Areas of interest:

rocca di populonia

Populonia

Dominating the wonderful blue gulf of Baratti the diminutive Populonia, of paved alleys and stones the warm colour of the sun. Fresh breeze, wonderful panorama, a climate of quiet unreality.
cipressi di bolgheri

Bolgheri

Noble rows of cypresses made famous by the poetry of Carducci lead to the red brick castle, age-old stone buildings, houses bedecked with flowers. Bolgheri impresses with the beauty of its ancient streets and smooth hills of the surrounding countryside.
Campiglia

Campiglia Marittima

Fortified on the hills of Campiglia Marittima it catches the eye by the colours of its stones, with the winding perfection of its narrow paved lanes, its buildings and houses spreading out in concentric semicircles, infinite space that opens out onto soft and flourishing valleys covered with silver olives and cool forest.
In the vicinity, direction San Vincenzo, is the Archaeological Mining Park of San Silvestro, over 45 km2 of open air museum, for a visit to a perfectly conserved medieval mining village, amid forests and Mediterranean scrubland.
Suvereto

Suvereto

Since before 1000 AD this charming medieval village has dominated the azure of the Etruscan Coast and the green of the Cornia valley. The green of the Mediterranean scrub, the cork, chestnut and oak forest, spreads as far as the beach. This village of paved alleys and stone houses, of historical dwellings, churches and cloisters is enclosed by ancient town walls. Hills of ancient olive trees and bountiful vines are crossed by the renowned ‘Strada del Vino’, the Wine Road, celebrated for the most valuable wines in Tuscany.

Surroundings:
> Areas of interest in the Etruscan Coast
> Sea and Spas
> Restaurants and Taverns
 


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