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Spending your holiday in a Grosseto farmhouse offers a lucky chance to visit the wild and picturesque Maremma. Grosseto is actually the ancient capital of Maremma, the southern area of Tuscany, bordering on Latium. The region was considered "unhealthy" in the previous centuries because of its humid areas. During the XVIIIth century, thanks to Duke Leopoldo II Lorena, the marshes disappeared because Maremma was widely drained , but it still bears a wild and magnetic appeal, all of its own. That's why Maremma is now a favourite destination for tourists from all the world, heading to one of the many farmhouses located in the Grosseto area.
A farmhouse holiday in Grosseto is a satisfying experience from all the points of view, even from a cultural and artistic perspective. Grosseto and its region, the Tuscan Maremma, offer many opportunities to discover the great historic and artistic heritage of Tuscany: archeological sites with Etruscan and Roman findings are scattered all along the area and many towns, even the tiniest ones, display astounding examples of medieval and Renaissance architecture. That's why a farmhouse near Grosseto is an ideal base point for yor vacation tiime in Tuscany: any trip, any hiking excursion can trasform spontaneously in an unexpected artistic and historical discovery, at any turn of the road.
A farmhouse holiday near Grosseto is a nice opportunity to discover and live some old rural traditions, connected to ancient rites of fertility. One of them is celebrated every year, during the month of May and it's called "La Maggiolata". It's a sort of festival of flowers celebrating the beginning of summer, where the country people of Lucignano create parade carts adorned with thousands of flowers and drive them in a long parade through the streets of the little medieval center. During the two-week festivity, Lucignano is animated by several musica bands performing at every corner and in every street. Any farmhouse near Grosseto can offer information about local festivities and renactments. Just ask your landlord!
Spending your vacation in a holiday farmhouse in Grosseto provides you an incredible variety of geographical context, from the wild country for hiking, trekking ad horse riding, to the splendid beaches on the coast for relaxing and sunbathing. Grosseto is located in the center of the Tuscany Maremma, about ten kilometres from the Thyrhennian coast. Holiday farmhouses in Grosseto are very common and widely scattered in the whole region, which is definitely an important destination for tourism: lots of touristic attractions are located in the province of Grosseto: Cape Argentario, Follonica, Castiglione della Pescaia, Mout Amiata, the islands of Giglio and Giannutri.