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The Maremma 7
The ancient Romans were the first to
cultivate the marshes of the Maremma, but
after the collapse of their empire the
area went virtually uninhabited until the
18th century. The land has since been
reclaimed, the irrigation canals unblocked
and farming developed on the fertile soil.
The Parco Naturale dell'Uccellina was set up
in 1975 to protect the abundant local
flora and fauna and prevent more
development taking place.
Maremma
butterfly
Wildlife
The undergrowth and
marshes are home to wild
boar and other wildlife.
Entry permits
are sold at
Alberese.
This salt marsh, cut by
irrigation canals, is
home to herons,
storks and other
wading birds.
SPERGOLAIA
ALBERESE
PRATINI
Torre di
Castelmarino
Torre di
Collelungo
MARINA DI
ALBERESE
Canoes can be
hired to explore the
irrigation canals.
There are picnic tables on the
beach in the shade of pine trees.
Sea lilies and hollies grow
along the sandy shoreline,
backed by groves of parasol
pines, mastic trees and juniper.
Beaches
The shoreline south of Marina
di Alberese has wide, sandy
beaches sheltered by steep cliffs.
Torre di Castelmarino
The cliffs are crowned by 16th-century watchtowers,
part of a defence system built by the Medici to protect
the coastal region from attack.
 
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