Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rio Marina
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Road map
B4.
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2,038.
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Lungomare G Marconi 2, Gli
Spiazzi (0565 96 20 04).
(
Mon.
Around Rio Marina there are
still open-cast mines which
extract the ores that attracted
the Etruscans to Elba. The
Museo dei Minerali
explains
the geology of the island.
Shops in the town centre sell
jewellery made of local semi-
precious stones.
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Museo dei Minerali
Palazzo Comunale.
Tel
0565 96 20
88.
Apr-mid-Oct: daily; mid-
Oct-Mar: by appt.
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Grosseto
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Road map
D4.
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71,472.
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n
Via Monterosa 206
(0564 46 26 11).
(
Thu.
Grosseto is the largest town
in southern Tuscany. World
War II destroyed many
buildings, but the 16th-century
walls still stand and several of
the bastions are now parks.
Cascate del Gorello, free for all to enjoy in Saturnia
The Maremma
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See pp236-7.
named after the Teutonic fam-
ily that ruled in the area until
1608, is now in ruins.
The frescoes of the late
15th-century Siena School in
the medieval church of
Santa
Maria
were discovered under
the whitewashed walls. The
main altar is sheltered by a 9th-
century canopy that was
originally in the Romanesque
Duomo
. This 12th-century
building incorporates sculp-
ture from earlier churches
built on the same site.
The Etruscans dug tombs
nearby in the soft limestone
cliffs bordering the river
Lente. The most complete
set of
Necropoli Etrusca
can
be found in a valley just to
the west of Sovana.
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Museo Civico Archeologico
e d'Arte della Maremma
Piazza Baccarini 3.
Tel
0564 48 87
53.
Nov-Feb: 9am-1pm Tue-Sun
(also 4:30-7pm Sat); Mar-Apr:
9:30am-1pm, 4:30-7pm Tue-Sun;
May-Oct: 10am-1pm, 5-8pm
Tue-Sun.
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Saturnia
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Road map
D5
.
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550.
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Via
1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec.
The museum has Etruscan and
Roman artifacts from Roselle
and Vetulonia. There is also a
collection of coins, intaglios
(carved stones) and pottery.
¢
Mazzini 4 (0564 60 12 80).
Holidaymakers come to
Saturnia to enjoy the good
Maremma food or seek a
health cure in the modern spa
of Terme di Saturnia. Others
prefer to bathe for free in the
hot sulphurated waters of the
waterfall at Cascate del
Gorello on the Montemerano
road. This is a pretty spot,
with its pools and rocks
stained coppery green.
Rocca Aldobrandesca
Via del Pretorio.
¢
to the public.
Sovana
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Road map
E5
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100.
R
Santa Maria
Piazza del Pretorio.
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daily.
R
Duomo
Piazza del Pretorio.
daily in
summer; Sat, Sun only in winter.
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Sovana sits on a ridge high
above the Lente valley. Its
main street is lined with cafés,
restaurants and shops. The
13th-century Romanesque
Rocca Aldobrandesca
,
Necropoli Etrusca
Poggio di Sopra Ripa.
Tel
0564 61
40 74.
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Mar-Nov: 9am-7pm
daily; Dec-Feb: 9am-5pm Sat & Sun.
Grosseto, a busy town full of
narrow streets and shops
