Monte Argentario is a commune and a peninsula which belonged to the Province of Grosetto. There are tow main villages on Argentario; they are Porto Santo Stefano and Porto Ercole.

To no big surprise, the Etruscans inhabited this land first. The first group of people to actually step on this land before the Etruscans were the Domitii Aenobarbi family. The Roman Republic has given the Domitii family this land in return for the money they lent to them.  The Domitti families owned all of Argentario, but generously have allowed the Etruscans to inhabit Argentario.

The main sites to see at Argentario are Fortezza spagnola, which is a Spanish fort while the French took over Argentario, and the Church of St. Erasmus which is located in the historical center of Porto Ercole. There are many more sites but only the important ones shall be spoken of. These main sites are one of main reasons why Argentario is the most famous of all of Tuscany.

Its natural beauty alone gives you a feeling to go visit. The rocky cliffs, which are located off the coast, are one of the most dangerous but strangely the most beautiful spot to go to. The view of the ocean the cliffs give you will encourage you to go jump into the ocean. As a result of sand drift, it has formed the beach you see in Argentario. The sand drift has also connected Argentario to the Tyrrenian by two sand bars. Later, Spain came to conquer Argentario and has made it what is now. They have created peace with the first inhabitants and helped the inhabitants dodge a terrible war. Imaging how ugly things could have got with the war.

The cities would be destroyed and lot of people would’ve died, also the environment would have been damaged as well. Like most places Maremma, Argentario has foods mostly made up of seafood. The crabs there are truly one of the best to eat their, from those simple tiny crabs to the big king crabs. They are fresh straight out of the big blue world.

Now we come to the conclusion of this place, is it good or is it bad? Now if you ask me, this place is great. Not many places will you find a place that will sell fresh crab on the street! Seriously though, it’s a beautiful place and it is worth the visit.