Tenuta San Carlo Marina Di Grosseto

From the Med we drove inland to the east and into Southern Tuscany. We drove through some plain countryside and were about 2 kms from our destination when we commented on where is the town as we could not see it. Around a hair pin bend and we went wow! There in front of us was the walled city of Pitigliano nested on the top of hill surrounded by deep gorges. We found the perfect park for the night which looked across at the old city, with the highlight being its 16th ...

Last night we had just made a new itinerary to include a visit to a National Park on the coast, but that was all thrown out the window as we received a text message from Kim's mum saying she wanted to come and join us. Kim was ecstatic!!! Another replan session as we did our much overdue laundry in Grosetto and our trip of Italy was to come to an end sooner that we thought as we had to get to Barcelona in 1 week. It worked out better this way as Kim's mum flies home on the 15th Dec ...

... light,
both direct and reflected, a sense of being cut off from the busy
world, and, above all, the smells and breezes of the coast.

I have stayed in this promontory quite a few times, and it has amagic which no other part of Italy can fully emulate. Perhaps one reason is that, unlike any other coastal Italian resort area that I
Porto Ercole, Tuscany, Italy isola_rossa

Located near Porto Ercole on the south-west coast of the romantic Tuscan peninsula of Monte Argentario, this peaceful, secluded seven-bedroom property has breathtaking, panoramic views of the Mediterranean and islands Giglio, Giannutri, Monte Cristo and Elba - even Corsica can be ...

... architecture that was later modified and restored.

After absorbing all this culture a trip to the hot springs at Saturnia is the perfect tonic. The therapeutic qualities of its steaming springs have been appreciated since Roman times. There is a large public bathing area just outside the town on the road to Montemerano or you can visit the Hotel Terme di Saturnia, an exclusive spa resort which has pools and facilities for day visitors.

Alternatively a ...

... manages to find our hotel by stopping in the middle of the street hopping out of the car and asking a local. Depositing us in what seems to be a back alley we find Hotel Sole on Via Columbo. As it turns out it is a regular street and they all look like this and you can't drive down them. The streets are made for foot traffic or perhaps a horse and cart.

Hotel Sole is a beach town B & B. The elevator is the size of a double ...

... footpaths. Therefore
it is advisable to go from the sea, using the boat service offered at
Giglio Porto.
Assistance NO
Localization Cala dell' Allume
Locality Isola del Giglio

CALA DELL' ARENELLA
Town Giglio Porto
Type Caletta
Description
Wonderful small beach that can be reached by ...

... Beautifull cemetery deep in the countryside, after hectic Roma's time it was great treatment.
Very easy to go there but take long time. In generaly Italy is fine with public transport and intercity trains, but internazionale trains take time.
After very nice relax day bye bye Tarquinia.

... to Pisa that I couldn't resist detouring us for a couple of hours of picture-taking. Only that meant we hit our next destination - the Marina di Grosetto, way after dark and close to 10 pm! We'd looked at this place on-line and it was advertised as a "camping village". I wasn't exactly sure what that might mean, but since Cheryl had found the last-minute cruise through the Greek Islands leaving on Monday -- for less $$ than ...

... since the stairs became too narrow for more than one person at a time. I tried to keep count of the steps, but the breaks were distracting and I lost count around 283. We hung out at the top with the seven huge bells for awhile and took pictures of the scenery and the other tourists (at request). When it came time to start back down, I'd hit about "14..." in my recount when I heard Sarah, who was directly above me, slip ...