Montalto di Castro
The Maremma coast where Lazio ends, with the Etruscan city of Vulci behind it.
9 things to bookthe nearest is a 1 h 24 drive from Rome
This is the emptiest part of the Lazio coast: long beaches, pine woods and very little built on them. Inland, the Fiora river has cut a gorge through the tufa, and Vulci — one of the great Etruscan cities — stands on the edge of it with a bridge and a castle.
The country between is Maremma proper, flat and open and worked by horse, which is how most people still see it.
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On two wheelsThe Vulci archaeological and nature park, on the river Fiora between Montalto di Castro and Canino, rents pedal-assisted e-bikes in spring and summer so visitors can cover the E…
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On horsebackAn afternoon ride across a private 500-hectare estate on the Maremma coast of northern Lazio: from the Sassone down through Mediterranean scrub and wetland to four kilometres of…
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On horsebackA family-run riding club in Montalto di Castro, in the Tuscia and the Maremma of northern Lazio, a short drive from the coast.
A sports club — you join them for the day
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With your handsA tasting held in the mill itself, on a 500-hectare organic estate on the Maremma coast of northern Lazio that runs from Mediterranean scrub through wetlands to four kilometres …
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With your handsFrom late September to early November the estate opens the harvest to visitors: a morning of picking olives by hand for its own extra virgin oil, from eight until noon, ending w…
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On the trailGuided visit to the Etruscan and Roman city: the necropolises, the paved roads, the temple, the domus with its underground rooms and the river port, followed by the museum insid…
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On the trailGuided visit to the Etruscan city, the Ponte del Diavolo over the Fiora gorge, the tombs scattered along the paths and the museum collection of pottery, jewellery and statues re…
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On the trailThe park itself provides guides for three separate routes: the excavations of the Etruscan and Roman city with the Great Temple and the Cryptoporticus House, the eastern necropo…
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On the trailA guided route of about seven hours over volcanic rock along the Fiora river inside the park, described by the park as low difficulty.
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The day stays yours: you leave when you want, stop where you want, and come back when the light goes.
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