PARK AND NATURAL RESERVES IN TUSCANY MAREMMA

DIACCIA BOTRONA AND THE MULTIMEDIAL MUSEUM OF THE XIMENES HOUSE
The Diaccia Botrona extends over a thousand hectares of reeds and brackish waters and is what remains of the old Lago Prile, even today wrapped in a aura of myth. In the midst rises the Casa Rossa, a construction dating back to the late ‘700 designed by Leonardo Ximenes, the mathematician and engineer who developed a sophisticated locks system for reclamation of the so-called “swamp”. This is where the Museo Multimediale stands today.
WWF OASES Within the Grosseto province, there are areas which fall within WWF conservation project: Bosco Rocconi and affiliated Oasis of Capra Matilda (Roccalbegna/Semproniano), Lago di Burano (Caplabio), Laguna di Orbetello, San Felice affiliated Oasis (Marina di Grosseto).
THE TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO Seven main islands from Gorgona, the northernmost and the smallest, to Giannutri the southernmost. In the middle there is Capraia, Elba, Pianosa, Montecristo and Giglio.
THE AMIATA MOUNTAIN FAUNISTIC PARK The Park, managed by the Comunità Montana covers 120 hectares and is considered a true ‘Wild Park’ by experts, based on the German model. Amongst the animal species to be found: deer, fallow deer, moufflons, and some species of chamois and roe deer; it is also possible to see the Apennine wolf.
THE PARK OF THE BIANCANE Close to the centre of Monterotondo Marittimo there is a special geothermal park where certain special phenomena are seen, including the smoke holes. It owes its name to the white colour of the rocks that characterizes the entire landscape, and which is derived from the chemical reactions caused by the geothermal nature of the territory.