Colline Metallifere · Maremma
At the table
Scansano cooking: tortelli, acquacotta, wild boar, pecorino and the dishes of the farming tradition, washed down with the local red.
Wine and olive oil
This is the municipality of Scansano, home of Morellino di Scansano DOCG (at least 85% Sangiovese, DOCG since 1997): the wineries of the denomination are minutes away, along with the olive groves that produce Toscano IGP extra virgin olive oil — the municipality is both a Città del Vino and a Città dell'Olio.
Festivals
The big date is in Scansano: the Festa dell'Uva, on the closing weekends of September, when the historic cellars of the village open to taste Morellino. Village festivals in the surrounding hamlets fill out the summer.
Distances
Scansano: 15 minutes · Grosseto: approx. 40 minutes · Sea: approx. 1 hour · Saturnia hot springs: 40 minutes.
