Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museo Archeologico e d'Arte della Maremma
(Piazza Baccarini 3; adult/reduced €5/2.50; 10am-5.30pm Tue-Sat, later in summer)
Grosseto's ma-
jor tourist drawcard, this complex houses an archaeological museum on the ground floor
and a museum of ecclesiastical art upstairs. On show are Etruscan and Roman artefacts
unearthed from Roselle, Vetulonia and other Etruscan sites, as well as a collection of
paintings from the 13th to the 17th centuries.
MUSEUM
Festivals & Events
Grosseto's patron saint, St Lawrence, is celebrated at the
Festa di San Lorenzo
held on
August 9th and 10th each year.
Sleeping
There are very few decent accommodation options in Grosseto, so most visitors choose to
stay in nearby
agriturismi
. The only decent budget option is a B&B close to Caffè
Ricasoli and is thus too noisy to recommend.
Grand Hotel Bastiani
( 05 642 00 47;
www.hotelbastiani.com
; Piazza Gioberti 64; s from €80, d from €118, ste from €178;
)
This old-fashioned hotel is located just inside the main gate into the
centro storico,
conveniently close to a public car park. Housed within a grand old building complete with
a
Gone with the Wind-
style dance-down-me staircase, it offers comfortable if slightly
faded rooms, efficient and friendly service, and a lavish breakfast buffet.
HOTEL
€€
Eating & Drinking
Grantosco
( 05 642 60 27;
www.grantosco.it
; Via Solferino 4; meals €35; 7-10pm Mon, noon-2.30pm &
7-10pm Tue-Sat, noon-2.30pm Sun)
Succulent meat dishes including Maremmese beef,
cinta
senese
(Tuscan pork), and
cinghiale
(wild boar) marinated in Morellino di Scansano wine
are the show-stoppers on the menu at this restaurant and wine bar, but the pastas and
desserts are pretty damn fine, too. Walls adorned with bottles of wine, high ceilings and
warm lighting provide an atmospheric setting.
The bar and streetside tables are popular for early-evening
aperitivi
(predinner drinks
accompanied by cocktail snacks); at dinner, it's advisable to book a table.
TUSCAN
€€
