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| The Castle of Querceto |
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The Castle of Querceto has always had a strategic importance starting from
the Medieval times , fallen under the hegemony of the
bishops of Volterra in1186, it freely subdued to the
rule of the Commune of Volterra on 20th August 1252,
obeying the people’s will.
In 1447 the castle was bought by the troops of Alfonso
d’Aragona,who destroyed completely the houses
of Querceto ,leaving only the castle undamaged. After
30 years of decay, only in 1472 the Castle of Querceto
went back under the Florentine rule and became part
of the Vicariate of the Cecina Valley.
Besides the castle , the houses surrounding it and the
church, named after Saint John the Baptist, are of utmost
interest.
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| Montescudaio D.O.C Wine |
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Montescudaio Wine has always been one of
the fundamental products of the local economy of Montescudaio
and generally speaking of the communes in the Cecina valley
, a proof of it being the funerary urn of Montescudaio
(VII sec. A.D.)where a wine vase is portrayed. In the
postwar period the wine production in Montescudaio becomes
more important and in 1977 , Montescudaio obtains the
AC which provides two typologies: a red wine based on
sangiovese , trebbiano, malmsey, and other varieties such
as lanaiolo and colorino , and a white wine based on trebbiano,
malmsey and vermentino , which can be also produced as
Vin Santo , dry, semidry or sweet . The concerned territory
is rather large , but it is globally characterised by
a microclimate induced by the Cecina river and by the
presence of rich soils particularly on the hill strips
, up to 450 m. Montecatini Val di Cecina. In the 90s some
wine businesses have invested much money in the quality
of their wines starting a production of excellence which
has immediately met the favours of the market: Castello
del Terriccio, Sorbaiano
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| The Etruscan Coast: |
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The Etruscan coast:
From Livorno to Piombino wonderful resorts on the sea
follow one another: Castiglioncello, Quercianella, Rosignano,Vada,
Cecina, Bibbona, Marina di Castagneto, San Vincenzo.
Beaches of clear sand such as those of San Vincenzo
and Baratti alternate with the sandy shores of Marina
di Castagneto, Bibbona and Cecina and reefs carved by
the wind where the sea depths are abounding in fish.
copyright Agency for Tourism Costa degli Etruschi -
Livorno
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