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The Etruscan Coast, province of Livorno
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The main area of the Etruscan Coast is in the central part of the
coast and includes, apart the wonderful naturalistic oasis of Bolgheri,
beautiful pine-woods along the coast of Cecina
and Donoratico, the woody hills of Bibbona,
Bolgeheri and Monte
Calvi - where you ma find the Mediterranean vegetation interspersed
with chestnut trees.
The historical and cultural importance lies in the Medieval villages
of Castagneto Carducci, Suverto e Campiglia
Marittima, that still keep important traces of walls and
stoned buildings. We have also evidences -thanks to some ancient
ovens- that in the area of Monte Calvi there was a great activity
of mineral extraction and working.
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Another centre of interest is the area of Piombino
promontory. In the Northern part of the area there are many naturalistic
and archaeological traces: the wonderful gulf of Baratti
and the necropolis of Populonia, the
ancient Polulonia, the only Etruscan town grown as a maritime commercial
base and a centre of working of extract metal in the Isle
of Elba.
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To note also the several Naturalistic Parks,
such as the Park of Rimigliano in S. Vincenzo.
This strip of coast called Etruscan Coast is a unique chance to
taste every piece that make Maremma a land sweet and bitter.
The Etruscan Coast is an area where
you may chose what to do in any season. For this reason, it is different.
Here, throughout the year, it is holiday and desire to discover.
In this part of Tuscany sea, nature,
art and history live harmoniously together.
You may find many "souls" here: first of all a "marine"
soul that reflects the crystalline nature of its sea-waters -from
intense blue to emerald green.
Large and long shores, reefs that smell of saline and wind, sheltered
by large pine-woods. This is a corner
of Mediterranean still alive.
Then the "nature" soul: a varied and rich environment
that you may experience and discover numerous parks
and protected areas, enjoying with
care, botanic oasis, wildlife shelters, "home" of rare
and protected species, a rich vegetation of big pine-woods and woods
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and yellow-orange" soul of the country, with its smells, crossed
by the Wine Road, where grown nobles vineyards
and silver olive-trees, that make this
land famous all over the world. |
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Finally, What about the gastronomy
flavours in cooking? Warning: you really will experience the pleasure
to search and discover unique tastes.
Along the Etruscan Coast indeed you may get both the two souls of
the Tuscan cooking: fish and meet, country
and saline waters. Everything tightened in a centenary chained hug,
with strong traditions and fixed customs.
Near the marine tradition there are also local
restaurant typical for the cooking of wild boar and its hunting,
with the flavour of local wines that
the whole world is so interest in its origin and taste.
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