Sunday, February 23, 2014

Grosseto and Castiglione Della Pescaia

Yesterday my friend Kara and I took a day trip to the biggest town in Southern Tuscany, Grosseto. Once we got to Grosseto we took a half hour bus ride to the beach coastal town of Castiglione Della Pescaia. It is a beautiful town that sits on a mountain top overlooking the beach and the Mediterranean Sea. There is a castle on the mountain as well that has turned into an overlook and apartments it seemed like. We went to the Saturday morning market the town was having and walked around looking at the boats docked and enjoying the quietness of there being barely any people around. We found a good restaurant for lunch and we had spaghetti with clams. We got gelato after and went down to the sea! The weather was pretty nice but the water was cold. We watched the fishermen on the beach with their stationary poles stuck into the sand. After walking along the beach and getting some gelato, we headed back to Grosseto. We walked into the town’s main piazza where there was an antique market and where a carnival celebration was happening. All of the little kids were running around in the piazza with their costumes on and throwing confetti everywhere. We headed back to Siena at night after enjoying another Tuscan town and feeling excited that we got to go to the beach!

Ciao!

-Rachel

 
Spaghetti with clams in Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Castiglione Della Pescaia

Castiglione Della Pescaia

Castiglione Della Pescaia

Castiglione Della Pescaia

Castiglione Della Pescaia

Mediterranean Sea in Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Mediterranean Sea in Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Mediterranean Sea in Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Mediterranean Sea in Castiglione Della Pescaia.
Mediterranean Sea in Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Castiglione Della Pescaia

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Mediterranean Sea in Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Mediterranean Sea in Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Mediterranean Sea in Castiglione Della Pescaia.

Grosseto

Carnival in Grosseto

Carnival in Grosseto

Carnival in Grosseto

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