The Maremma is the southern-most territory in Tuscany. An area that draws hundreds of tourists with its magnificent natural beauty and even better cuisine, the Maremma and its borders are hard to define. An ancient and vast territory, its covers various provinces in Tuscany and even part of Lazio.

The Maremman territory is divided into three parts. The first is Maremma Livornese or Pisana, which includes the provinces of Piombino, Rosignano, Campiglia Marittima and the Metalliferous Hills with all its towns and cities. The second province is Maremma Grossetana, also known as the real and proper Maremma and includes the southern part of Tuscany. This section of the Maremma is home to the provinces of Grosseto; the Argentario; the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea; Orbetello and its famous lagoon; Saturnia and its highly-prized thermal springs; the Tuft Rock Cities of Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana; Massa Marittima; and Castiglione della Pescaia. The third and final section of the region is known as the Maremma Tosco-Laziale, which includes all the municipalities found in the province of Viterbo.

A fairly unpopulated region, the Maremma proves to be an ideal holiday vacation simply because of its large expanse of uncontaminated landscapes, rolling hills, verdant plains and relaxing atmosphere. The few towns and cities which do mark its borders are treasures in themselves and deeply rooted in their ancient origins, traditions and cuisine.

The Maremma was first colonised by the Etruscans and the Romans. However in preceding centuries, the territory’s flat areas became malarious marshes which caused a vast decline in both visitors and the economy. Maremma only began to regenerate itself in the late nineteenth century thanks to the Duke of Lorraine and returned to its former glory as a beautiful natural splendor at the end of the Fascist regime.