Maremma is still relatively unexplored by mass tourism, so it has an authentic feel and is dotted with old Tuscan villages that will appeal to those interested in architecture. The house is set within the Morellino wine country, which is named after the red wine that’s produced by many of the vineyards and you can spend entire days just wine tasting. There are also a number of farm shops where you can buy cheese, honey and other products produced at the property or dine at their restaurants.
We’d recommend visiting Niki de Saint Phalle’s Giardino dei Tarocchi, which is dotted with large sculptures covered in mosaics and popular with both adults and children. If you’re visiting in the summer months, then definitely explore some of the beaches, which range from long strips of sand with beach loungers and umbrellas to hidden, rocky coves that are ideally accessed by rental boats. In the cooler months, the Terme di Saturnia hot springs are very appealing for a soak.
There are many options for good dining in the area. Magliano in Toscana offers a number of good restaurants known for their Cucina di Terra (land produce). Our favorites are Da Sandra, Da Guido, Aurora and La Poventa. Nearby Pereta offers two delicious home run restaurants, Da Maria Moretti and Da Gaetano. Scansano, the home of the prestigious "Morellino di Scansano" has a wonderful enoteca that offers wine-tasting and is open on Sunday.
For seafood or Cucina di Mare, we recommend exploring many of the wonderful restaurants in Orbetello, Talamone, Capalbio, or on the beautiful Argentario peninsula.
Magliano has an friendly butcher, Macelleria Angori.
We highly recommend booking a restaurant early, especially during weekends. During high season, we advise you to book week nights as well.
The vineyards in the region and surrounding the house grow the prize-winning Morellino di Scansano.
There are many small and several prestigious wineries in the area where you can taste the local wine; Frescobaldi's L’ Ammiraglia winery is notable for its contemporary architecture.
- Tenuta Ammiraglia (Frescobaldi): we love the architecture, and their wines:
https://www.frescobaldi.com/it...
- Tenuta Il Quinto: a new wonderful winery that opened recently. Worth visiting:
https://tenutailquinto.winearo...
- Terenzi: an important institution the area for Morello and Vermentino wines:
https://www.terenziwineresort....
- Purovino: we have not been, recommended by friends who had a great time!!
http://www.agricolapurovino.it...
Magliano in Toscana and Pereta are the closest hill towns to the house (5-10 min).
By car you can also easily reach Scansano (20 min) and Pitigliano and Sorano (1 hr), two of the many fascinating towns built of tufa stone, the same stone used on the lower level of the house.
A visit to the ancient Etruscan cities of Cosa (today Ansedonia), with is wonderful panorama and incredible cyclic walls, or Roselle (above Grosseto), one of the most important Etruscan (then Roman) cities, with is amphitheatre, douses, and thermal bath, are very engaging and culturally relevant visits.There are also many Etruscan ruins in the area of Sovana and Vetulonia are within an hour's drive, Populonia an hour and a half. Grosseto boasts an important museum of Etruscan artifacts.
Exploring further south, in Tarquinia, the wonderfully preserved Necropolis is truly incredible. As well as the wonderful collection in the museum in the city.
The wonderful Medieval ruins of San Bruzio are only a few minutes away, close to the town of Magliano in Toscana. Further afield are the monastery San Galgano and the ruins of Monterano.
Wonderful and wild beaches are present in the Parco Regionale della Maremma, also called Parco dell'Uccellina. On the way there you will also encounter many animals as the local variety of cows (Maremmane).
You can reach the beach directly by car (limited entrance availably in summer, must go relatively early in the mornings, during summer weekends), or can explore by bike (see below), or even ride a carriage !
There are many wonderful beaches easily reachable from the House. This area of Tuscany offers beaches of all sorts: from the wonderful small, rocky and hidden ones on the Monte Argentario, to the easily accessible long sandy beaches on the Feniglia and Giannella stretches of land and up the coast to Castiglione della Pescaia.
Also, by a short ferry ride from Porto S.Stefano the wonderful Isola del Giglio offers many other wonderful beaches.
Here are two very good guides (in english) to help you discover and decide what beaches to visit during our stay:
In Capalbio, just 30 minutes away from the house, you can visit the exciting Tarot Garden, built in 1998 by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, wife of Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
Riding a bike across the Parco Regionale della Maremma (also called Parco dell'Uccellina) could be a wonderful activity!
During summer these 3 bike paths are open/accessible:
- A7 Foce Ombrone - easy - 4.9km
- Collelungo-Pinastrellaia - medium - 19km
- A8 Medieval Way - difficult - 10.1km
If you don't have your own bikes you can easily arrange to rent them at MBM Bike Rental Alberese. they have many options available!
As for places and villages, we love the nearby ones to the house of Pereta and Magliano, but there are many wonderful ones not far: Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana (Etruscan towns), Manciano, Montiano, Capalbio all wonderful hill towns.. or, closer to the coast the port town of Porto Ercole, and its difficult to access but very nice rocky beaches beyond, while Porto S.Stefano on the other side of Argentario is a bit more “rustic”, a true port town.. a bit further away Castiglione della Pescaia has an wonderful historic center and very nice beaches not far, south towards Principina a Mare..
Otherwise a very nice excursion can be to Isola del Giglio, not a long boat ride from Porto Santo Stefano!!
We have great respect and have always had very good feedback from guests from this local company that can arrange many sorts of activities during your stay, involving wine, food, cooking classes, horse rides, walks, etc…
https://www.esperienzadimaremm...
Top right of webpage you can translate to English.
Direct contact of manager Maria Mecarozzi: +39 348 3883185, Maria@mextemaremmaeventi.com