Guidebook

A blog about the Maremma, what to see, and its history.

Carmen Bay

The sweet and simple Carmen Bay cafe right on the water's edge at Macchiatonda, right...

This lovely little wooden food kiosk on the corner of the main E80 highway and the...

Part of the ancient cavoni roads around Pitigliano, north of Capalbio. These remarkable...

Sunset at Penultima, the free beach at Ultima Spiaggia in Chiarone looking north towards...

The pine forest on the short walk from the car park to the beach at Feniglia. Parking is...

When you're driving in to Orbetello the best place to park is just outside the city...

The Aldobrandeschi family were originally dukes of Spoleto who accumulated great wealth...

If you're looking for a late summer holiday, when the days are not so unrelentingly hot,...

There are so many lovely sandy beaches all the way along the coast and only a few...

Grosseto doesn't win any beauty awards compared to places like Siena or Florence, but we...

The lovely little beach cafe at Penultima in Chiarone at the end of a hot, perfect day....

The view from the living room windows of Casa Blu, out over our private gardens, the...