The surroundings

TOURIST PORT OF ROSIGNANO

The Tourist Port "Cala de 'Medici", between Castiglioncello and Rosignano Maritime, in the heart of the Etruscan Coast, is one of the most modern ports in Tuscany. The YCCM was established in 2004 on the initiative of a group of sea enthusiasts with the aim of spreading the sailing activities and healthy sporting principles.

The prestigious sailing club Cala de 'Medici organizes annual regattas, events, parties, presentations and promotes private gatherings to sea lovers, sport and the environment.

Castiglioncello

Castiglioncello è una piccola frazione di Rosignano Marittimo adagiata direttamente sul mare su cui si affaccia con delle spettacolari scogliere. Castiglioncello gode di una posizione assolutamente unica dal punto di vista panoramico e paesaggistico.

VOLTERRA

The city of Volterra and its splendid territory is, probably, in Tuscany, one of the most varied and rich of attractions. The undisputed historical tradition joins the beautiful nature that offers, from morphology, vegetation and fauna, an imposing patrimony.

FIRENZE

Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, with its museums, palaces and churches, houses some of the most important art treasures. Important University Center and UNESCO World Heritage site is universally recognized as one of the cradles of art and architecture, as well as renowned as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

LUCCA

Lucca is one of the major art cities of Italy, famous even beyond national borders mainly for its intact city walls of the XV-XVII century, which describes a perimeter of 4,223 m around the historic core of the city and He is one of the 4 provincial capitals Italians to have an intact city walls Renaissance; the same circle, it was already starting the second half of the nineteenth century in a pleasant pedestrian promenade, is still one of the best preserved in Europe.

PISA

Among the most important monuments of the city, must be included the famous Piazza del Duomo, known as the Square of Miracles, declared World Heritage Site, with the Cathedral, built in white and colored marbles, between 1063 and 1118. In the square stands the characteristic leaning tower the twelfth-century bell tower, 56 meters high, which acquired its characteristic tilt ten years after the beginning of its construction, now one of the most famous Italian monuments in the world.

LIVORNO

Between all the cities in Tuscany it is usually considered the most modern, although in its territory are present different historical, artistic and architectural survived the massive bombardments of World War II. The city is famous for hosting the Shrine of Montenero, dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie, patron saint of Tuscany, as well as for being the home to prestigious personalities like Modigliani, Pietro Mascagni, Giovanni Fattori, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and many others.

SIENA

The city is universally known for its enormous historic, artistic, landscape and for its substantial unity of style medieval urban furnishing, as well as for its famous Palio. In 1995 its historic center was included by UNESCO in the World Heritage. In the town the seat of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, founded in 1472 and thus the oldest bank in business as well as the longest in the world.