Marina di Grosseto
Long, flat sand backed by umbrella pines, with beach clubs where you can hire a lounger and somewhere to eat, and free stretches in between. The easiest option with children, and the shortest drive.
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The Maremma
Hill towns, long lunches and an empty coast — all within an easy drive of the house.
A quieter corner of Tuscany
The Maremma is the south-western corner of Tuscany — farmland and wooded hills running down to a long, pine-backed coast. It sees far fewer visitors than the country around Siena and Florence, and it is all the better for it.
Casa Carletto sits in open countryside between Campagnatico and Grosseto. Most days divide themselves easily: a morning in a hill town or at a market, the hot part of the afternoon at the pool, and dinner somewhere local as the light goes.
Everything on this page is somewhere you would drive to. The house is deep in the countryside, so a car is essential — see getting here.
Where we eat
Our own list, nearest first. Book ahead in July and August, and note that many kitchens close one day a week.
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La Vecchia Oliviera
In Campagnatico itself — the nearest village to the house.
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Pizzeria Ristorante Bar di Mezzo
Pizzeria as well as a full restaurant menu.
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La Cantina di Istia
In the old walled village of Istia d'Ombrone, on the road down to Grosseto.
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Tenuta di Paganico
A working farm estate, north of the house towards Paganico.
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Al Numero 9
In the centre of Grosseto, inside the old walls.
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Frank & Serafico
The furthest on this list — one for a long lunch.
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The coast
Two very different stretches of sea, both an easy day out and both still swimmable well into the autumn.
Photographs on this site are of the house and its garden — follow the map links for pictures of the beaches themselves.
Talamone
A small fortified village on a rocky headland at the southern edge of the Parco della Maremma, with a harbour, a castle above it and reliable wind — which is why you will see kite and windsurfers out in the bay.
Open in Google MapsThe look of the place
Markets, olive groves and roads that go nowhere in particular.
Ask us anything
Distances above are direct, so allow a little more by road — the lanes here wind. We're happy to help with bookings, directions and what's worth the drive.