A treasure to discover

La Cianella, a relais in Maremma, has a strategic position that will allow you to visit the main historical and archaeological sites of Maremma.
Maremma offers its visitors a perfect mix of territory and culture.
Maintaining traditions and caring for the environment are the essential elements that distinguish the lifestyle in this region.

Already from the subsoil the Maremma reveals a treasure of history and resources, from the desire not to lose the memory of the mining and metallurgy activities that have taken place in the area of Colline Metallifere Grossetane for about three millennia and which have influenced the determination of their cultural landscape, the National Technological and Archaeological Park of the Colline Metallifere, certified by UNESCO, was born.

Before the countless medieval settlements, Maremma was inhabited by prehistoric, Etruscan and Roman people who left important historical and artistic testimonies scattered throughout the territory.

Maremma was the land favored by the Etruscans, it is certain that their first settlements were between Cecina and Corneto (today's Tarquinia in the province of Viterbo).
Where the Etruscan and Roman city of Populonia once stood, now extends the Archaeological Park of Baratti and Populonia about half an hour from La Cianella.

About 8 km north of Grosseto is the archaeological area of ​​Roselle which preserves the remains of the ancient settlement that stood there in the Etruscan and Roman ages.

The main destinations related to History and Culture that you can discover by choosing La Cianella are: medieval cities of Massa Marittima (22 km) and Suvereto (30 km), Etruscan sites of Vetulonia (15 km) and Populonia (40 km), archaeological area of ​​Roselle (35 km), Siena (87 km), Pisa (124 km), Florence (135 km).