Massa Marittima is not only an authentic treasure chest of art, but also a strategic location. Only 30 minutes by car, you can explore natural landscapes and unique historical sites, which will make your choice to stay here unforgettable.
Inside the Unesco Geopark of the Metalliferous Hills www.parcocollinemetallifere.it:
Monterotondo Marittimo www.turismomonterotondomarittimo.it
30 km from Massa Marittima, you can visit the Parco delle Biancane, one of the most important geosites in the area, thanks to natural geothermal phenomena that allow visitors to walk beside hot rocks enveloped in natural vapours.
Montieri www.turismomontieri.it
In this charming medieval village perched on the hillside are the remains of the San Niccolò Rectory, an 11th-century architectural complex with a church with six apses, a unique example in Italy. A few kilometres away, you can visit the Abbey of San Galgano, famous for its rooflessness, and the hermitage that guards the legendary sword in the rock.
Gavorrano
Medieval village that bears witness to its mining past through a visit to the Tunnel Museum, the Ravi Marchi mine and GeoMet – Museum of Geodiversity and Mining.
Roccastrada www.comune.roccastrada.gr.it
The area offers a wide variety of small villages, castles and fortifications from which to enjoy breathtaking views of the Maremma, such as Roccatederighi, Montemassi, Sassofortino. A visit to the remains of the crypt of the ancient monastery of San Salvatore di Giugnano is suggestive.
Follonica https://visitfollonica.it/
The Gulf of Follonica awaits visitors with beaches to suit all needs, the equipped ones in the town or the wilder ones to the north or south. The Magma – the Maremma Museum of Cast Iron Arts – tells the technological, artistic and human history of the town’s iron factory.
Scarlino
The town, with its Rocca Aldobrandesca and modern Marina, is famous for Cala Violina beach, access to which is regulated during the summer season https://calaviolinascarlino.it/it/
A ca. 40 km:
Castiglione della Pescaia https://visitcastiglionedellapescaia.it/
A medieval village by the sea, with Blue Flag beaches, the Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve – where you can spot flamingos – the monastic ruins of San Guglielmo di Malavalle and the Etruscan town of Vetulonia with its splendid museum.
Poco più a sud:
Parco della Maremma https://parco-maremma.it/
The Maremma Park offers many ways to explore its Mediterranean nature and appreciate its plants, animals, colours, scents, silences and views.
Approx. 45 km away:
il Parco archeologico di Baratti e Populonia www.parchivaldicornia.it
About 30 km away:
the Abbey of San Galgano, built by Cistercian monks between 1218 and 1288, and the Hermitage of Montesiepi, a circular chapel built on the hill where Galgano retired in hermitage
Siena is 60 km away, Volterra 70 km, Pisa 130 km, Grosseto 50 km.
OPENING HOURS OF THE MUSEUMS OF THE AREA MAREMMA TOSCANA NORD
MUBIA Museo delle Biancane – Monterotondo M.mo
Tel. + 39 (0)566 906365 portadelparco@comune.monterotondomarittimo.gr.it www.mubia.it
fino al 31.08.24 dal Martedì alla Domenica 10 – 13 e 15 – 18
Biglietto intero € 5,-
MAPS Museo Archeologico Portus Scabris – Via delle Collacchie 1 – Scarlino
Tel. +39 3463672147 – musei@comune.scarlino.gr.it www.museidimaremma.it
fino al 31.08.24 tutti i giorni 10 – 12 e 16 – 19
Biglietto intero € 3,-
CENTRO DI DOCUMENTAZIONE DEL TERRITORIO “Riccardo Francovich” – Rocca di Scarlino
Tel. +39 3463672147 – musei@comune.scarlino.gr.it www.museidimaremma.it
fino al 31.08.24 tutti i giorni 10 – 13 e 16 – 20
Biglietto intero € 3,-
MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO ISIDORO FALCHI e AREA ARCHEOLOGICA POGGIARELLO RENZETTI – Vetulonia
Tel. +39 (0)564 948058 museo.vetulonia@comune.castiglionedellapescaia.gr.it www.museidimaremma.it
fino al 15.09.24 dal Martedì alla Domenica 10 – 14 e 15 -19
Biglietto intero € 5,-
MUSEO CASA ROSSA XIMENES Castiglione della Pescaia
Tel. +39 (0)564 927244 casa.ximenes@comune.castiglionedellapescaia.gr.it www.museidimaremma.it
dal Martedì alla Domenica 10 – 18
Biglietto intero € 3,-
MAGMA Museo delle Arti in Ghisa nella Maremma Area ex Ilva Follonica
Tel. +39 (0)566 59027 frontoffice@magmafollonica.it www.magmafollonica.it
fino al 15.09.24 Martedì/Giovedì e Domenica 9 – 13 e 17.30 – 21.30 Mercoledì/Venerdì e Sabato 17.30 – 21.30
Biglietto intero € 5,-
MUSEO MINERARIO IN GALLERIA + GEOMET Museo della Biodiversità e delle Miniere – Gavorrano
Tel. +39 (0)566 843402 info@parcocollinemetallifere.it www.parcocollinemetallifere.it
fino al 31.08.24 dal Martedì alla Domenica visite guidate alle 10.30 e 16.30
Biglietto intero: € 7,- Galleria; € 5,- Geomet; Cumulativo (Geomet + Galleria) € 10,-
