Continuing on from our fun opening article on how to throw in some culture into your Tuscan vacation along the coast, here are some more museums to check out beside the sea! Stay in a stunning villa rental in Porto Santo Stefano where some of the following museums are located!
The Mediterranean Aquarium in Porto Santo Stefano is a fascinating place which consists of seventeen tanks filled with marine life from the Tuscan coast. Get up and close with fascinating creatures like sharks, octopuses and seahorses and learn more about their way of life as well as the state of the art technology used to track their movements.
The Mediterranean Aquarium in Porto Santo Stefano is a fascinating place which consists of seventeen tanks filled with marine life from the Tuscan coast. Get up and close with fascinating creatures like sharks, octopuses and seahorses and learn more about their way of life as well as the state of the art technology used to track their movements.
The Spanish Fortress Museum in Porto Santo Stefano consists of an interesting Axe Masters museum and the other is a permanent ‘Memorie Sommerse’ exhibition which details the history and process of archaeological research below the sea. There’s a wonderful range of artefacts on display here that were salvaged from the seabed around Giglio Island, Giannutri Island and along the scenic Argentario coastline. Entry is only €2.
The Archaeological Museum in Orbetello provides visitors with a colourful presentation of the fauna and flora that thrive around this unusual lagoon town! The ecosystem here is quite unique and would be well worth learning more about for a few hours, and as a bonus, entry is free!
The Archaeological Museum in Orbetello provides visitors with a colourful presentation of the fauna and flora that thrive around this unusual lagoon town! The ecosystem here is quite unique and would be well worth learning more about for a few hours, and as a bonus, entry is free!
The Museum of Farming Culture is situated in Albinia where you can stroll along an interesting tour of the rural culture of southern Tuscany.
The history of the great reclaims of land that took place here over the centuries and the methods used to successfully do that would make for a fun few hours of learning!
Why not include a tour around some of these cultural gems on your next sunny holiday to Tuscany to enrich your tourist experiences!
The history of the great reclaims of land that took place here over the centuries and the methods used to successfully do that would make for a fun few hours of learning!
Why not include a tour around some of these cultural gems on your next sunny holiday to Tuscany to enrich your tourist experiences!
Photo credits
picture 1: Ceppicone / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Lorenzo G / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: GiorgioPro / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 1: Ceppicone / CC BY-SA 3.0;
picture 2: Lorenzo G / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: GiorgioPro / CC BY-SA 3.0
