As I was sitting down to write this blog when I realised that I have never shared how I came to live in the Maremma. Admittedly, it’s pretty cliche. Girls meets boy, girl falls in love and moves thousands of miles overseas to be with boy, girl marries boy and prays he doesn’t turn into [...]
Saturnia is less of a town and more of a living legend. Ask the locals and they’ll convince you that this Maremman town is actually the mythical Saturnia tellus – refuge of Saturn after he lost the throne of the gods..
Massa Marittima needs no introduction. A true medieval city, it eclipses almost every other town in the Maremma with its beauty and its fame.
The first thing the locals say to those who are lucky enough to wander through the medieval walls of Manciano is - ”Manciano delle streghe, dove si va si vede”, which means, “Manciano, where the witches are, wherever you go you see“.
