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La Canova II Residence Marina di Grosseto Sea in Tuscany
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| THE SEA |
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The Tyrrhenian coast of South Tuscany has always been a favourite destination for lovers of the sea. Features such as the transparency of the wafer, the clean shoreline, the proximity of protected marine areas, together with the presence of accommodation facilities, services for bathers, and a tourism infrastructure always careful to preserve the environment, ensure that the coastline in the area is always at the top of the classifications of the cleanest and most beautiful beaches in Italy. Approximately 25 kilometres of coastline consisting of 16 kilometres of soft, fine sand screened by pinewoods and another 9 kilometres of spectacular rocks. Along the entire length of the coast line it is possible to hire small boats, jet skis, and windsurf equipment or enjoy water sports such as scuba diving, water skiing or yachting. A coast to be discovered! |
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PINETA DEL TOMBOLO |
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This area of
coastline, roughly in the shape of a rectangle, is characterised
by the presence of large and majestic pinewood of parasol
pines. From the existing historical documentation it
appears that this is one of the most ancient coast of
pinewoods in Italy, developed originally on the coast
of Tombolo that separated the ancient Prile Lake from
the Tyrrhenian Sea; its present structure can be traced
back to the land reclamation programme of the Lorrainer
Government (1840 - 1860). Alongside the sea the pinewood
continues in a band of dunal and back - carrier flora
that is among the most important in Tuscany , both in
size and for the variety of species. The area is travelled
length - wise by the S.S. 322, from which one can see
the St. Leopoldo canal, also known as "Fiumara",
constructed at the beginning of the last century. From
an earlier period (1761 ) is the "Forte delle Marze",
now a private residence, situated on the coast approximately
2 kilometres south of "Castiglione della Pescaia".
The "Pineta del Tombolo" stretches between
the towns of Castiglione della Pescaia in the north
to Marina di Grosseto in the South. |
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DIACCIA BOTRONA |
The Diaccia-Botrona marshland constitutes the remains of a very wide humid area,
stretching originally from Castiglione della Pescaia
to Grosseto, and characterised by the mixing of seawater
of very high salinity with the fresh water of the Bruna
and Ombrone rivers . Follow ing the relatively recent
land reclamation operations a large part of the area
has been converted into the cultivatable flatland. The
last operation planned for this area (but never finished)
involved the creation of two large sandbanks, the Diaccia
and the Botrona. Which should have been invaded by the
muddy waters of the Ombrone and reclaimed as a sandbank.
This territorial structure is still evident in the local
morphology. The area of the Diaccia-Botrona con appear
at first sight a flat and homogenous environment, due
to the almost complete absence of trees and shrubs at
the edges of the water (like for example, the tamarisk,
at one time abundant); nonetheless it is mode up of
a mosaic of extremely interesting microenvironments,
which a reseen best from Isola Clodia, the only hill
in the area, and from the Casa Rossa, a historic building
of the Maremma land reclamation programme. Since 1995
the marshy area has been a Nature Reserve, included
in the First Regional Programme for protected areas
carried out by the Tuscany Region. The Diaccia-Botrona
is situated next to a coastal tombolo covered by a mature
pinewood of parasol pines, in the flatland situated
behind the medieval town of Castiglione della Pescaia.
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