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The colourful fishing town of Porto Santo Stefano in Monte Argentario is a beautiful sight to behold on your vacation to Southern Tuscany. Porto Santo Stefano was an unfortunate frequent target of attack from menacing pirates until the Spaniards seized control of Monte Argentario and fortified it.

Military structures dot the hills and rugged coastline around the town where the keen eyes of trained lookouts spotted trouble from long distances and could effectively alert and protect the town from danger.

The vibrant town of Porto Ercole is situated on the eastern promontory of Monte Argentario which juts out on the Tuscan coastline.

Monte Argentario was once an island but several thousand years ago two strips of land called tombolos were formed by waves and tides pushing sand together and upwards above the water’s surface.

These two strips connected the island to the mainland and since then its two main towns have become popular tourist spots to visit. Porto Ercole is the most popular tourist hub with its stylish shops and classy restaurants. It’s also renowned as being one of the finest nightlife districts in the Maremma!

Spend a delightful few hours of touring around the pretty town of Stia in Arezzo province during your next holiday to Tuscany!

Although Stia is often referred to as the ‘source of the Arno’, the real source is in fact located 1,200 metres further uphill on the slopes of Monte Falterona.

Tourists with a love of nature would be intrigued to follow the young River Arno from where it rises down to the town of Stia where it is joined by the River Staggia.

Spend a few delightful hours exploring the hilltop town of Bucine in Arezzo province. Close to the communes of Montevarchi and Civitella in Val di Chiana, Bucine is a truly authentic Tuscan town with lots for tourists to see and do.

Begin your exploration here with a visit to the cultural museum in San Leolino, a frazoni of the Bucine municipality.

Admire the sacred artefacts on display here in one section before strolling over to another area to become immersed in the history and development of cultural traditions in the Bucine area through the centuries.

Come and see the charming beauty of Talamone near Monte Argentario in Tuscany. This fortified little fishing village is situated on the coast at the foot of the Monti dell‘Uccellina. The beaches in this area are deemed to be some of the finest in Tuscany and are so beautiful that they’ve been included and protected by the Grosseto Nature Reserve.

Choose from a superb range of villa rentals in Grosseto, many of which offer amazing views of the coastline.