Colline Metallifere · Maremma

Castiglione della Pescaia

The harbour village awarded the Blue Flag for 26 consecutive years, the pearl of the Maremma coast.

Castiglione della Pescaia is the best-known seaside town of the Tuscan Maremma, in the province of Grosseto: a medieval village with a castle overlooking the canal harbour, sandy beaches awarded the Blue Flag for 26 consecutive years and some of the cleanest sea water in Italy. In summer it is lively and fashionable; in winter it returns to being a real fishing village.

At the table

Here fish rules: the catch from the canal harbour reaches the village restaurants every day — fritto misto, cacciucco, spaghetti with clams. And the hinterland answers with tortelli maremmani and wild boar. A place that brings sea and Maremma together on the same menu.

The beach at Castiglione della Pescaia with the medieval castle on the hill

The red beacon at the entrance to the canal harbour of Castiglione della Pescaia

Wine and olive oil

The municipal area falls within the Monteregio di Massa Marittima DOC zone — historically Castiglione was famous for its Aleatico — and the Strada del Vino Monteregio passes through here, between the castle and the archaeological site of Vetulonia. The hillside olive groves produce Toscano IGP extra virgin olive oil.

Festivals

Summer in Castiglione is a continuous calendar of events on the harbour and in the upper village; the Vetulonia area, with its museum and Etruscan tombs, adds a reason to visit all year round. And the Diaccia Botrona Nature Reserve, on the edge of the town, is a paradise for birdwatching.

Distances

Grosseto: 22 km · Follonica: 20 km · Siena: 1 hour and 30 · Airports: Grosseto 30 minutes, Pisa 2 hours, Roma Fiumicino 2 hours and 30.