A fishing port and a walled village above the Maremma beaches
Castiglione della Pescaia is one of the most attractive seaside towns on the Tuscan coast: a canal port full of fishing boats at the mouth of the Bruna, a long sandy beach backed by pine woods, and above them a medieval village enclosed by walls, with steep lanes leading up to the Aragonese castle and its towers.
Behind the town lies the Diaccia Botrona marsh, one of the most important wetlands in Italy, the remains of the ancient Lake Prile, with herons, flamingos and marsh harriers; the Casa Rossa Ximenes, an eighteenth century hydraulic building, houses a museum with a multimedia tour of the reserve. The coast has repeatedly been awarded the Blue Flag for its clean water.
Tip: north of the town, the beaches of Rocchette and Cala Violina, the latter in the municipality of Scarlino, are among the most beautiful in Tuscany; arrive early in summer.
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