Monterotondo Marittimo and Castelnuovo Val di Cecina
This time we have been luckier with the weather for our week in Piomibno and Saturday is another beautiful day. We take the road inland towards Campiglia Marittima and Suvereto, both of which we visited on previous trips to the area. The countryside is a mix of cultivated fields, lines of pini marittimi, cypresses and olive trees and wilder areas of woodland as we continue inland. It’s Tuscany, but not as manicured as some of the more famous areas of the region. It’s less than an hour to get to Monterotondo Marittimo where there is limited parking in the area of the MUBIA Geo Museo delle Biancane. Geothermic energy started here. First with the discovery of boric acid and then with the production of electricity. The area is often compared to Dante’s Inferno. The walk that takes us up among the white and bright ochre rocks is in a unique environment. This is not a place to understand from photos, although we take plenty. It is truly multisensorial: the smell of the sulfurous gases and va...
