Tuscany - Maremma, Feniglia Nature Reserve

It's the second last day of the October and we find ourselves on a near deserted beach, the sun is shining hot and the water is warm enough to swim, it's as close to perfect as you could ask for, we have found the Feniglia sandbar a Nature Reserve just 3 km from Porto Ercole on the Argentario.

The reserve is open to pedestrian or bicycle traffic only and has a magnificent flat pine forest, perfect for bike riding, it edges onto the beach so you can just ride to a spot of beach and pitch your towels down for the day, you must take your own water and food with your though as this is one piece of beach in Italy that has no bars or beach clubs, you really are on your own, I felt for a moment that I was back in Australia. ..

Tuscany - Maremma a Winter Discovery

The beautiful Maremma region in Tuscany is an area of Italy we - personally - are just discovering. We've had a few weekends in the area, both on the Argentario in Porto Ercole and as a guest of one of our proprietors further inland in Marsiliana to inspect properites, but we didn't really spend enough time here to understand what it has to offer. We have taken a winter rental for the weekends - Casa nel Bosco - a cosy stone cottage with a huge open fireplace surrounded by forest and we are discovering that this part of Tuscany has got a lot more to offer than we had thought. I am going to blog my weekend discoveries over the winter so for anyone planning a visit to this part of the Tuscany or those undecided on their next holiday destination read on…