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16/08/2025: Maremma: A Journey Through Time and Heart
Imagine waking up to the peace and longed-for silence of Tenuta Fattoria Vecchia. The air, still fresh and clean from the morning, carries with it the scent of cypress trees, silent sentinels of this corner of paradise. From your bed, you see the golden sunlight filtering through the window, illuminating the ancient exposed beams, while birdsong drifts from the garden. The panorama that opens before your eyes is a hymn to beauty: the rolling Maremma hills embrace one another in an endless embrace of green, and to the west, on the horizon, like a promise, the thin blue line of the sea appears.
Breakfast is an experience in itself. Homemade cakes, fresh fruit jams, local cheeses and cured meats, a triumph of flavors that makes you forget the winding road to get here. It's an authentic taste of this land, a way to immediately feel a part of it. After cooling off in the pool, admiring the breathtaking view and sipping a refreshing drink, you decide to explore the surroundings, losing yourself in the scent of pine trees and wild plants.
A few kilometers away lies Baccinello, a small village hiding an extraordinary secret. Local history tells that, a few months after the mine closed, two miners made a discovery that changed the history of paleontology. About 200 meters underground, they uncovered a complete fossil skeleton, that of a hominid that lived 8.5 million years ago: the Oreopithecus. Affectionately nicknamed "Sandrone," this fossil brought Baccinello to international prominence and finally made the dream of Swiss paleontologist Johannes Hürzeler come true.
Walking through this land, you almost sense Sandrone's presence, imagining that he too admired the same hills and breathed in the same scents. You're no longer just a tourist, but a time traveler, moving between the present and an incredibly distant past.
From your farmhouse, the hills seem to gently roll towards the sea, and the blue horizon beckons. A few dozen kilometers away, the Maremma coast welcomes you with a different, yet equally breathtaking, beauty. You can lose yourself in the charm of Castiglione della Pescaia, with its medieval castle and golden beaches, or enjoy the vast pine forests of Marina di Grosseto.
But it's the Argentario that captures the soul. An island joined to the mainland by strips of sand, where the sea has unique colors and cliffs plunge into the crystalline water. Here are Porto Ercole and Porto Santo Stefano, picturesque ports rich in history and life. And what about Orbetello, nestled on a lagoon that enchants with its colors and scents?
But the true essence of the Maremma lies not only in its landscapes, its sea, or its history. It's in its people, a people who strike you with their authenticity and innate courtesy. It's not superficial hospitality, but sincere, made of open smiles and genuine conversation. It's the civility expressed in the simplicity of gestures: spontaneous help if you're lost, the warmth of someone who serves you a plate of tortelli, the respect you feel in every exchange. Maremma isn't just a place, it's an emotion. And its people, with their friendliness and genuine character, make it even more special.
This is the memory we brought with us to our Puglia.
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