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| TORNESE HOTEL, along the Etruscan coast,
Tuscany at hand |
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| Bolgheri, a Medieval village renowned
by Giosuè Carducci |
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Bolgheri is located on a little height at the end of the
famous Cypresses Boulevard that
stretches from San Guido. The village is surrounded by woods,
plenty of Mediterranean vegetation and a well-tilled
plain.
Bolgheri is linked to Castagneto, - its borough - through
"Via Bolgherese", a wonderful boulevard become famous
as the "Wine Road" for
its production of rare wines. Through a mighty
arch of a castle you will get into the old village.
Indoors, among its ancient lanes and squares, little "shops"
spring up.
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There you may buy the typical products
of the area and taste the natural local speciality.
Between 1838 and 1848 Giosuè Carducci lived in Bolgheri, chanted it in its lines and this village
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La Taverna del Pittore,
Restaurant in Bolgheri
La Taverna del Pittore Restaurant is set in 4, Largo Nonna Lucia. It is a restaurant full
of historical authenticity because it has been among
the first ones in Bolgheri.
It is set in Belvedere Square of the small village that views the wonderful
landscape that overlooks the hills up to the Etruscan coast.
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| Castagneto
Carducci |
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Castagneto Carducci is set on the top of a hill that overlooks
the countryside and the near sea. This charming
Medieval village springs up round the Castle
of Della Gherardesca, built about during the year 1000.
The village has paved lanes, natural terraces that view
the sea and the countryside, pleasant square, ancient craftsman
shop and typical small restaurants. Many historical evidences
are worth of note such as the Praetorian
Palace – now seat of the Municipality – S. Lorenzo and SS. Crucifix Churches (the latter because its woody crucifix of the XV century in
the church).
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| At the beginning this village was
named Castagneto Marittimo. Then, in the early XX c., it turned
its name into Castagneto Carducci in honour of the great poet Giosuè Carducci that spent
there many years of his life. Giosuè Carducci's
house is now a museum full of evidences. |
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