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If you choose a holiday farmhouse for your vacation near Grosseto, you can't skipped a visit to the wonderful medieval town of Pitigliano. Pitigliano is a little gem, built on a tuff rock steep, displaying a magical landscape which is one of the most photographed in Europe. The town shows historical records tracking back to all the different historical eras since pre-history: the Etruscan civilization, the Roman civilization, the Aldobrandeschi period (Aldobrandeschi family reigned over Maremma for nearly five centuries), the magnificent Renaissance period ruled by the Orsini family and the final Medici and Lorena dominations. One the principal monuments in Grosseto is the Orsini palace, which hosts an Etruscan Museum with interesting findings from the archeological site of Statonia.
A farmhouse near Grosseto is a perfect accomodation, for a nice weekend of wine tasting and discovering. Lots of factors contribute to the final results in the complex process which is "wine making": sun and wind exposure, soils, the proximity of mountains or sea coasts. Maremma offers a great variety of these factors and from this variety stems the vast range of Maremma wines: Vermentino, Ansonica, Morellino, Malvasia, Ciliegiolo, Meatico and many other traditional and modern wines. But the most important factor is indeed "tradition": the culture of winemaking traces back to the origins of civilization in this area and it's established as a shared common knowledge among all the farmers in the Grosseto area.
If you're staying in a farmhouse in Grosseto, you'll have the chance to discover a young and brilliant town, only a few kilometres away from the coast and the Thyrrhenian Sea. The center of the town is its most ancient part, a walled medieval pearl which has been the heart othe town for centuries, while the modern town has been branching out outside the imposing brick walls. The most characteristic monument in Grosseto is the main cathedral, the "Duomo", a rare example of a rose-and-white-striped facade. Grosseto cathedral hosts interesting works by Tuscan painters and sculptors such as Andrea della Robbia and Matteo di Giovanni.
For the ones who prefer a sea holiday, a farmhouse near Grosseto is a good starting point. Grosseto is only a few kilometres from the sea and from the many sea centres along the Thyrhennian coast. For instance, Castiglione della Pescaia, once a little fishers village of Etruscan origin, is now a well renowned seaside resort along the coast of Maremma, where sand beaches blends into a thick pine wood. The heart of this picturesque center is a romantic medieval area, surrounded by walls and towers and domnated by the Aragonese Castle (XIVth century). Lots of restaurants and holiday farmhouses offer fish and traditional food of the Maremma region, accompanied by the best Tuscany wines.