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( 05 6690 1991; Vicolo Porte 5; meals €28; 7.30-10.30pm Thu-Tue Mar-Jul & Sep-mid-Dec,
7.30-10pm Aug)
Squeezed into a side street (it's behind Hotel Il Sole), this stone-walled res-
taurant specialises in the rustic dishes of the Maremma. Specialities include
acquacotta
(a
hearty vegetable soup with bread and egg),
tortelli alla maremma
(pasta parcels filled
with ricotta and a type of spinach) and
coniglio in porchetta
(roasted stuffed rabbit).
Information
Tourist office
(
05 6690 2756;
www.altamaremmaturismo.it
;
Via Todini 3-5;
9.30am-1pm &
2-6.30pm Tue-Sun)
Down a side street beneath the Museo Archeologico.
Getting There & Away
BUS
The bus station is near the hospital on Piazza del Risorgimento, 1km down the hill from
Piazza Garibaldi. There is one bus daily to Grosseto (€3.70, one hour), and two to Siena
(€5.30, two hours) at 7.05am and 4.40pm. To get to to Volterra you'll need to change at
Monterotondo Marittimo.
Massa Veternensis
(Piazza Garibaldi 18)
sells both bus and train tick-
ets.
CAR
There's a convenient car park (€1 per hour during the day, free at night) close to Piazza
Garibaldi; head up the hill and you'll find it on your left. There's also a free car park at
Piazzetta di Borgo further down the hill.
TRAIN
The nearest train station is in Follonica, 22km southwest of Massa, and it is served by a
regular shuttle bus (€2.60, 25 minutes, 10 daily).
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Vetulonia & Around
Originally an important Etruscan settlement, this windswept hilltop village 23km northw-
est of Grosseto was colonised by the Romans in 224 BC. It retains important traces of
both eras.
