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Suvereto

One of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy, between the Suvereto DOCG and the Etruscan Coast.

Suvereto is one of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy, in the Val di Cornia, province of Livorno, on the border with the Grosseto Maremma: a perfectly preserved medieval village — walls, the Aldobrandeschi fortress, cloisters and stone alleyways — surrounded by hills of vines, cork oak woods (from which it takes its name) and olive groves, a quarter of an hour from the sea of the Etruscan Coast.

At the table

A land of meat and wine: wild boar is the signature dish, celebrated in winter with the long-established Sagra del Cinghiale, one of the oldest in Tuscany. Then tortelli, pulse soups, pecorino and the new oil from the mills of the Val di Cornia.

View of the rooftops and bell tower of Suvereto among olive trees and vines, in the Val di Cornia

Old loggia with stone and brick arches in the historic centre of Suvereto

Wine and olive oil

Suvereto has a denomination of its own: Suvereto DOCG, a land of serious reds — Sangiovese, Cabernet and Merlot — a short distance from the great names of the neighbouring Val di Cornia and the Bolgheri coast. The local wineries welcome tastings all year round, and Toscano IGP extra virgin olive oil completes the pairing.

Festivals

Summer brings re-enactments and medieval evenings within the walls; in winter the Sagra del Cinghiale turns the village into the gastronomic capital of the area, with days of cooking, markets and tradition.

Distances

Sea (San Vincenzo): 15 minutes · Piombino (ferries to Elba): 25 minutes · Follonica: 25 minutes · Bolgheri: 30 minutes · Pisa airport: 1 hour 15.