Fortified town between Rome and Pisa to which, in
1138 Innocenzo II transferred the Episcopal seat from the impoverished
Rosselle. After being dominated by the Aldobrandeschi the town came
under Sienese rule from 1336. Its economic and demographic situation
were in critical condition due to environmental decay (Grossetto was
very near the swamps of the Maremma), and to lack of communication
routes. In 1559 it became part of the Florentine State becoming part of
what was soon to be the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. However its critical
state was not solved immediately. Things started to change between the
18th and 19th century with the success of land reclamation carried out
by the Lorena family and continued later after the Unification of Italy.
After that the town started to grow economically and demographically
and in the second half of the 19th century urban activity, which had
been at a standstill since the 14th century, started up again and the
town saw a period of expansion and increased quality. New works
enriched the centre and building also took place outside the Medici
walls, allowing Grossetto to take on a leading role in the agricultural
economy of Tuscany.
A large estate on what was once the border between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Vatican State, one of the most beautiful regions of central Italy where Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio meet. There are a large number of archaeological sites nearby, notably the Etruscan tombs at Tarquinia, Vulci, Tuscania, Sovana and Pitigliano. Lake Bolsena with its .. | More info | Availability|
Charming country house situated in a panoramic position, which thanks to careful, expert restoration work has been converted into three cosy apartments, two of which are available to guests. From the house, which is situated on the top of a small hill surrounded by corn fields, you can admire the Tuscan village of Magliano in all its beauty. It is .. | More info | Availability|
Inland from the Grosseto coast towards Scansano the rolling hills and cornfields of the Maremma are intersper-sed with olive groves and vineyards from which the renowned Morellino di Scansano comes. On the top of one of these hills there is a complex of buildings which comprises: La Sorgente, La Pineta, La Carraia and the house of the ow.. | More info | Availability|
Welcoming rural hamlet consisting of the main house where the owner lives, and of other buildings which have been divided into 8 comfortable apartments, each with its own private garden equipped with garden furniture. Situated in the characteristic landscape of the Maremma, a real natural oasis on the border between Tuscany and Lazio, it i.. | More info | Availability|