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Duration:
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one week
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Day 1 SATURDAY
- arrival in the afternoon at farm holiday location in the province of Grosseto
- welcome drinks
- assignment of rooms or apartments
- dinner on the farm
- presentation of weekly programme with slide show (only for groups) and
distribution of information leaflets and brochures.
- overnight stay
Day 2 SUNDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to Badia al Fango, the ruins of an ancient abbey on top of Isola Clodia (approx.7 km from Castiglione della Pescaia). Transfer to Castiglione della Pescaia in the afternoon, a famous seaside resort with unchanged harbour and medieval town. From the old town surrounded by impressive walls and its towers there is a magnificent view of the long sandy beaches and pinewood which runs along the coast as far as the Maremma Nature Park.
- free for lunch
- in the afternoon visit to the Eremo di Malavalle (Hermitage) or San Guglielmo, the old mother house of the order of San Guglielmo where the saint retreated in
prayer.
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 3 MONDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- departure for Batignano, an important castle in medieval times for the presence in the area of silver and lead mines. Visit to the Pieve (parish church)of San Martino and the Monastery of Santa Croce.
- the trip continues with a visit to Montorsaio, perched on a high woodland plain, to the Convento della Nave, one of the most important religious buildings of the area.
- free for lunch
- transfer to Paganico and visit to the Badia Ardenghesca, old monastery situated on the “salt road” near Civitella Marittima
- visit to Paganico, the old customs station, from which its name is derived, situated on the “salt road” between Siena and Grosseto, a typical example of a medieval fortress, now a busy and modern centre, featuring interesting city walls and four gateways dating to the 4th
century.
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 4 TUESDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- in the morning visit to Sticciano, a charming town perched on a hill in the local district of
Roccastrada.
- transfer to Roccastrada which affords visitors a spectacular panoramic view and a visit to the Abbey of Giugnano at Le Casecce, dedicated to San Salvatore whose ruins include, unfortunately, only the remains of the crypt and of the Cistercian building.
- free for lunch
- free afternoon (we recommend a visit to the following towns: Sassofortino, Roccatederighi, Montemassi, Massa Marittima)
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 5 WEDNESDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to the Abbey of San Rabano, situated inside the Maremma Regional Park, near the village of Alberese, founded in the 11th century by the Benedictine
monks.
- free for lunch
- free afternoon ( we recommend a visit to the Argentario, Porto Santo Stefano and Porto Ercole.)
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 6 THURSDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- transfer to Magliano in Toscana and visit to the Eremo (Hermitage) of San Bruzio of uncertain origin but thought to have been built by the Camaldolesi
monks.
- free for lunch
- free afternoon ( we recommend a visit to the towns of Sovana, Pitigliano and
Sorano)
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 7 FRIDAY
- breakfast on the farm
- visit to the Museo Archeologico e d’Arte of the Maremma in Grosseto, one of the most exhaustive and most famous in Tuscany, whose numerous archaeological exhibits illustrate the origins of Grosseto and its outlying territories
- guests can continue their visit to Grosseto and its monuments (the Medicean walls, the Duomo and the Church of San Francesco) and perhaps do some shopping in the town
centre.
- free for lunch
- in the afternoon excursion to the Etruscan-Roman ruins of Roselle, approximately 9 km from Grosseto, set on a low hill and considered by experts to have been one of the most important cities of Northern
Etruria.
- dinner on the farm or at a typical restaurant and overnight stay
Day 8 SATURDAY
- breakfast on the farm and departure
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