Tuscan Jewels Holidays

The Country Villa, named Domus Marethima, is the heart and the pulse of the resort. The Villa is situated on natural terraces that overlook the Maremma. The view extends to the sea and offers a glimpse of the Pia de Tolomei castle. The Villa incorporates all of the guest accommodation and offers a wonderful opportunity to relax and enjoy the splendour of Domus Marethima.

The Resort offers six rooms, four rooms with king size beds and two superior rooms with independent entrance and facilities. Rooms with private terraces are available too. All rooms, three at ground level and three at first floor, are equipped with safe, satellite TV, hair dryer, complete with tasteful furniture and elegant bespoke linen.

All the rooms are individually designed to create a feeling of wellbeing, beauty and serenity. The beds themselves feature mattresses which allow the degree of firmness to be adjusted to suit your particular requirement, in addition orthopedic pillows are available on request.

The spacious bathrooms are finished in colourful mosaic tiling and accommodate large and luxurious showers.Colours and materials are different in every guest room and have been chosen with great attention to detail in order to provide a refined, sophisticated and relaxing environment.

The spaciousness and comfort of the rooms will be especially welcomed by those guests planning a longer stay with us, seeking privacy and tranquility. We are committed to providing a high quality service to satisfy the requirements and expectations of our discerning guests. To this end the daily room service is discreet, efficient and above all professional.

• Equisetum
• Rosa Canina
• Biancospino - includes an extra bed in the weekly rental price (see prices tab)
• Fiordaliso
• Sambuco
• Achillea

Swimming pool and wellbeing

The private swimming pool is located at the periphery of a natural terrace in a sunny open space bordered by the Oak Woods that surround the Villa. The pool on one side, has a view of the medieval town of Tatti and on the other side, it overlooks the Perolla Valley. The pool is equipped for free style swimming, hydro jets, plantar and dorsal massage.

The filters and the purification system are very innovative and environmentally friendly because they use sea salt rather than chlorine (tha chlorine free arrangement suits in particular for those who suffers of skin allergies). Situated at the side of the pool there is an extensive lovely paved area ideal for relaxing and sun bathing. The Resort offers complementary beach towels for their guests to enjoy while using the pool.

Nature and Territory

The property, due to its extraordinary and prominent location, enjoys the wonderful climate that the hills above the Maremma are renowned for: winters are gentle with few rainy days and summers are cool and dry. The seasonal climate change is moderate allowing those guests who wish to avoid the very hot summers or excessively cold winters an opportunity to really enjoy their stay irrespective of the time of year. The estate’s facilities, including the swimming pool, trekking routes and naturalist excursions allow all guests a rich and varied stay. Furthermore, the Maremma provides a host of interesting trips for those wishing to fully appreciate this wonderful part of Tuscany.

The nearby sea is regarded as one of the most beautiful coastlines in Italy and is only a few minutes away by car (Punta Ala, Torre Civetta, Follonica, Castiglione della Pescaia). It offers wide beaches with shady pine woods (Casetta Civilini, Torre Mozza, Prato Ranieri) or lovely rock shores (Le Rocchette). The Argentario promontory has beaches and harbours that attracts visitors from all over Europe (Porto Ercole, Porto Santo Stefano, Talamone) and can be reached in about half an hour, while at just fifteen minutes you can see the new tourist port of Etruria Marina (Portiglioni di Scarlino). The ferries for the islands of Elba, Giglio, Corsica, Capraia, Giannutri and Pianosa are just 40 minutes away (north of Piombino – south of Porto Santo Stefano). Ferry boat times to reach the islands range from one hour (Elba) to three (Corsica).

Thermal Baths

The Maremma has many thermal springs in the region offering extraordinary healing properties that was first discovered by the Etruscan people. From the Sassone estate, the nearest spots (famous also for their beauty farms) are Saturnia, Caldana and Venturina. You can’t miss the “biancane” or “soffioni”, volcanic vents that emit jets of steam and contain a small proportion of boric acid, near Monterotondo Marittimo.

The Maremma Natural Park is one of the most interesting and diverse in Italy and well worth a trip. The Park begins at the mouth of the Ombrone river area, rich with vegetation and marshes, like “la Trappola”, a series of shallow ponds separated by sand dunes and thick canes, home of many bird species, some of which are very rare like the beautiful “Cavalieri d’Italia” with their white body, the black wings and long fire-red legs. At the border of the marshes people still breed the typical horse of the region, the Maremman horse, and cows with long white horns. Aboard an old ferry you can cross the Trappola to the plains on the opposite side. The countryside presents many canals red with “semprevivo” weeds in every season. Between the water plants you can easily see many fish species and even water turtles. The area between the mountains and the see is like a triangle with the famous Alberese pine wood with more than 80.000 trees. Behind the pine woods you can see the “Uccellina” mountains, that once was an island with white limestone shores, filled with natural caves and towers built to protect the population from the Saracen pirate raids. The beaches are maybe the last surviving natural and untouched sea coasts in our Country, thanks to the rigid regulations that govern the access to the natural park: the shoreline goes from Principina a Mare to Cala di Forno and on the white and very fine sand you can see rare plants with colourful flowers like “eryngium”, “cardo delle sabbie”, “zigolo”, and lilium. Tourists can visit the park only on a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and can buy the tickets for the tour at the tourist centre in Alberese village.

Golf At Pelagone the 18 hole golf course is of competition standard and is located some 10 minutes from the estate. The Punta Ala Golf Club (18 holes golf course near the sea) is less than 40 minutes away.

Horse Riding

There is a riding school 5 km from the estate. The more expert riders can make some excursions in the surrounding woods without restrictions.

Archaeological sites

The area is very rich with remains from ancient cultures and contains many important archaeological sites and museums. An hours gentle walk from the estate brings you to the evocative Pia de’Tolomei castle, also worth visiting is the Etruscan site near the Accesa lake (ten minutes by car) and the Etruscan town at Vetulonia. Roselle is an ancient city and port of Etruscan and Roman origin. Populonia is another important site, and try not to miss the Golfo di Baratti necropolis, or Sovana.

Art

Grosseto, Massa Marittima and Pitigliano Entertainment and hiking: We are able to provide trekking itineraries of particular interest and beauty, or we can arrange excursions and visits to the most important wine cellars of the area. By bicycle: bike fans can rent mountain bikes or any other types of bicycle, and join enjoyable excursions arranged weekly and see the wild countryside of the Maremma. Larger groups can organize tailor made courses with or without expert guides. If you are interested, just let us know when you book your stay so that we can organize everything to suit your particular requirements, or you can ask us about all of these activities once you have arrived.

Low Season: 27/09 > 18/04
Middle Season: 18/04 > 30/08 — 11/07 >26/09
High Season: 12/07 > 29/08 — Easter — Christmas and New Year’s Eve

NOTE: one person in a double room gets 25% discount from weekly regular price.

Services and Accessories included:

• Breakfast
• Mediterranean style dinner on Saturday
• Daily room service
• Fruit always availab ein the room
• Beach towels for the swimming pool
• All natural anti-U.V. / solar protection prodcuts

Extra Services and Accessories:

• 1 Extra bed for rooms Equisetum, Rosa Canina, Biancospino e Achillea
  • € 470 (up to 16 y/o)
  • € 340 (up to 12 y/o)
  • € 70 (crib)
    

Check in: from 15:00 to 20:00
Check out: before 11:00 am