Discover The Etruscan Coast along The Road

March 14, 2011 - PRLog -- Are you spending your holidays in Florence and feel like leaving the city by car for a journey far from the crowds? You can look for your favourite Florence car service and consider this itinerary that leads to the discovery of the Etruscan Coast.
The Etruscan Coast is the coastal area which extends south until Piombino and it's best covered in 2/3 days. The road passes through an area of outstanding natural beauty, surrounded by woods on one side and the Tyrrhenian Sea on the other and it is rich in nice ancient villages that have never been touched by the crowds of tourists.

Here below is a list of places you can discover:

Bolgheri
This town is famous all over the world for its great wines (Sassicaia for example) and for its long road of cypresses immortalized by Giosuè Carducci in his poem “Davanti a San Guido”. Bolgheri has mantained its old ring-shaped structure and is well-known also for its beautiful castle which dates back to the 16th century.

Castagneto Carducci
An enchanting village built around the Gherardesca Castle, rich in paved roads, pretty squares and terraces overlooking the sea and the countryside.

Suvereto
The prettiest village of the Etruscan Coast, immersed in a green landscape among beautiful woods of cork-oaks and chestnut trees.
Suvereto has preserved its historical appearance, within its old walls there is a myriad of buildings, churches, paved little roads and medieval workshops in stone that give to the village a unique charm and atmosphere.

Campiglia
Another medieval village rich in alleys, artisan workshops, museums, shops and restaurants which deserves certainly a visit.

San Silvestro Archeo-Mining Park
Located at a short distance from Campiglia, it is an amazing outdoor museum preserving unique remains of the mining and metal working activity from the Etruscan times to the present.

Venturina hot springs
A beautiful thermal lake open almost all year, from morning until night, the water gushes out at a temperature of 36°C.

Populonia
The most powerful Etruscan town which declined with the rise of Rome. Populonia sits at the top of a hill surrounded by the sea, it has a medieval appearance with defensive walls and a massive fortress which dates back to the 15th century.

Archeological Park of Baratti and Populonia
Immersed in a landscape of rare beauty, this park offers an extraordinary view of the history of this important Etruscan center. Here you can visit the remains of the buildings in the old industrial part of the city and the ancient necropolises, with wonderful examples of monumental tombs.

The Etruscan coast deserves always a visit, in the summertime of course you can take advantage of its closeness to the sea and decide to do more stops, in search of your favourite beach.
However, this area is fascinating under all circumstances, probably one of the best places to organize every kind of Tuscany tour.

Caterina Pomini

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