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Scarlino

Scarlino Down but not out

A Garibaldi tour in Scarlino

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Radicondoli

Radicondoli In the “buen ritiro” where time stands still

Medieval streets and theatre legends: beauty blends with a taste for life

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Monterotondo Marittimo

Monterotondo Marittimo The ghost of Nencia

Gigliola and Count Pannocchieschi ~ by Claudio Ulivelli

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Riparbella

Riparbella On a tuff rock ridge

The whiteness of the lands from the hills to the sea

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Volterra

Volterra Volterra Volaterrae Velathri

Born from the sea, it nestles among white hills, in the evening it turns into the colour of fire, at night it flies into the sky

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Bibbona

Bibbona Bibbona's American twin and the enigmatic Templar Knights

From California, a small town along the Aurelia, to the medieval village of Bibbona

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Sassetta

Sassetta A true nest for birds of prey

Red: of marble, blood and desire ⁓ by Irene Vanni

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Montecatini Val di Cecina

Montecatini Val di Cecina Domine, Quo Vadis?

A journey through legendary stones and neverending mines

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Marciana

Marciana Everything is possible: word of an Emperor

A journey into the past among the cliffs and stones of Marciana ~ by Silvio Ciappi

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Gavorrano

Gavorrano Among the ruins of the castle where Pia de’ Tolomei despaired

The story of the noblewoman from Siena killed by her husband still resonates today

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Capoliveri

Capoliveri Capoliveri Stories

Characters, places, and legends of today ~ by Angela Galli

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Casale Marittimo

Casale Marittimo Houses along a slope

Water and wind have made the fortune of this village that writers and travellers love

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Marciana Marina

Marciana Marina The beauty of the seafront… from tower to tower

Discovering Elba’s “Little Marseille” through the eyes of an architect ~ Prof. Giuseppe Centauro 

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Montieri

Montieri The flower-shaped church on the silver hill

A wild land with a glorious history and a present with a green future

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Suvereto

Suvereto From the dream of a wandering knight, a town is born

Wine, oil, ancient grains: smells and tastes of a past whose roots are weaved through history

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Casole d'Elsa

Casole d'Elsa Artists of the past

From sacred images to peasant scenes, an artistic trip to discover paintings found nowhere else in the world

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Pomarance

Pomarance A treasure in the warm heart of Tuscany

3,000 years of history in a territory that’s still wild, heated by geothermal energy and by its people

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Rosignano Marittimo

Rosignano Marittimo Life is a film

Castiglioncello: a place for the soul

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Guardistallo

Guardistallo Little Paris

Villas and theaters guarding the Tuscan countryside

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Castellina Marittima

Castellina Marittima The Alabaster City

Slopes in which the Etruscans were the first to put their faith

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Campiglia Marittima

Campiglia Marittima A world of colours, from the sky to the depths of the earth

Soft valleys and hills, with their steaming, inviting waters, are home to treasures that would make the most powerful rulers jealous

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Follonica

Follonica Between the Maremma coastline and the old iron road

They call it the Pearl of the Gulf because of the magical beaches. But the old foundry runs in the veins too

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Campo nell'Elba

Campo nell'Elba Pertini in Pianosa

The President-Partisan, Fascist prison guards, an unexpected pardon and a letter to a mother

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Chiusdino

Chiusdino The abbey

A sky like a ceiling ~ by Giulio Pedani

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Massa Marittima

Massa Marittima A Masterpiece in the Tuscan Maremma

Journey to discover a unique square

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Cecina

Cecina Where the air is sweeter

Dunes protect the fields and everyone remembers the "factory"

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Montescudaio

Montescudaio The city of good things

Bread, wine and oil along the Via dei Pellegrini

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Monteverdi Marittimo

Monteverdi Marittimo Losing yourself among the monasteries and orchids

From the sun-kissed coast to the inland heat through Mediterranean woods

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Castagneto Carducci

Castagneto Carducci A land of poetry

The streets of a medieval village between poems and perfumes

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Rio

Rio An “incredible town” where the streets shine

My village is there, on the sea, just like in the old oleographs. Homes here seem to begrudge the passage of time (Luigi Berti)

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Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina

Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina A village in the clouds

...Just stone, wind and sky

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Portoferraio

Portoferraio The treasure of Monte Cristo

What if the fortune of Mamilian, dreamed up by Dumas and discussed for centuries, really existed?

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San Vincenzo

San Vincenzo The Sailor’s Story

Standing 7 metres tall, “The Sailor” is a bronze sculpture that overlooks the sea from the San Vincenzo harbour ~ by Giampaolo Talani

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Porto Azzurro

Porto Azzurro The echo of a 400-year history

From the Spanish Crown to Napoleon’s exile ~ by Fabrizio Grazioso

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Piombino

Piombino From Florence to Piombino, discovering Venus

Stories of women, love and destiny woven between the ship-like prow of Piazza Bovio and the blue sea

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Massa Marittima

Massa Marittima Sin and damnation: Accesa Lake

The secret hidden in the waters near Massa Marittima

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Portoferraio

Portoferraio The white beaches

The legend of the argonauts and the natural marine biological reserve

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Rio

Rio A thousand-year history among nature and mines

From ancient Elbani to the “sanctuary” of biodiversity, to the “champion” Coppi Fountain

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Castiglione della Pescaia

Castiglione della Pescaia Between sin and holiness: the life of Saint William of Maleval

The history of the Patron Saint of Castiglione della Pescaia

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Monterotondo Marittimo

Monterotondo Marittimo A calf on its knees

The Sanctuary of Frassine: history and legend ~ by Claudio Ulivelli

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Gavorrano

Gavorrano The history of Gavorrano Mine

How a mine was built from an outcrop

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Piombino

Piombino A story from the sea: the silver amphora of Baratti

The shipwreck of the world

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Monterotondo Marittimo

Monterotondo Marittimo A troubled history

The ruins of the Fortress of the Alberti are silent witnesses of turbulent events

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Scarlino

Scarlino The saints of three crosses and the white lady of Mount Muro

Religion, love and jealousy in Scarlino

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Castiglione della Pescaia

Castiglione della Pescaia Maremma, the witch

Gripped by a bewitching land ~ by Giovanni Veronesi

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Monterotondo Marittimo

Monterotondo Marittimo Energy from the heart of the Earth

Fumacchio tells its story ~ by Claudio Ulivelli

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Monterotondo Marittimo

Monterotondo Marittimo The legend of the Boracifero Lake

where the water is never peaceful ~ by Claudio Ulivelli

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