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Colline Metallifere
For a wonderful relaxing holiday with your family, the sea of Tuscany
The area is spread to the north of the province of Grosseto in a slow sloping down from the heights of the mountainous belt of Cornate Gerfalco, to the hills, to the wide gulf of Follonica and the coast of Maremma Grosseto. It 'an area rich in landscapes and different from each other: from the oak woods of switching to typical Mediterranean harmoniously to get to the coast made of white sand, lapped by the clear blue sea and framed by a thick green pine forest here Follonica and develop towns like Scarborough, major tourist centers that offer beaches and every kind of comfort for tourists and vacationers. The reputation of this area is due, above all, exploitation of mineral resources which lasted from the archaic to the present day, contraddistinguendone the landscape.
The Etruscans were skilled craftsmen and traders , evolved and created a society based their main activities on the exploitation of its mineral resources. Can still be seen the remains of the ancient Etruscan furnaces and mines along the coast of the Gulf of Follonica and near the ' area of the Metalliferous Hills . The most famous Etruscan cities , then Roman , become important mining centers and which Gavorrano Montieri and Monterotondo , they reached their greatness thanks to the abundance of resources such as copper, ' silver and iron. Even today in the hills melt the nuances of mining to the colors of nature striking settings castles, churches, forts and watchtowers . Historical beauties which are also found in Massa Marittima , the small town republic of the Middle Ages , with its two poles monumental extraordinary effect : the complex of the Fortress and the Cathedral, the most important religious monument in the province, which stand in the beautiful square, theater and soul of this country.