Cale in Toscana: le più belle spiagge tra natura selvaggia e acque cristalline

Beautiful, breathtaking, breathtaking. The beauty of Tuscany's coves is directly proportional to the wildness of nature, where blue meets green in an explosion of harmony. Here are 6 coves to dive into in Tuscany this summer.

The 6 most beautiful coves in Tuscany where you can dive into the blue

Coves in Tuscany: Maremma

1. Cala Violina

THELet's begin our journey among the 6 most beautiful coves in Tuscany, starting with the most famous of all. Cala Violina it's between Follonica And Punta Ala (both approximately 10 km apart), inside the Bandite Nature Reserve of ScarlinoCala Violina is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Maremma.

The name derives from the light and very fine sand, a pleasure for the eyes... but also for the ears. It is said that walking on the beach of the cove, the sound of the sand is very similar to that of a violinWe have no confirmation of this, regarding the absolute beauty of this Tuscan cove...yes!

To get there there are two routes: arriving from Strut by bike along a beautiful path after entering the barrier Portiglioni (immediately after the port of Scarlino). The other, easier from the side of Pian d'alma, driving along the provincial road 158 by car or motorbike. From the SP 158 you will enter a dirt path which you will follow for about 1 km and arrive at the car park. It is advisable to arrive at the morning to avoid finding the parking lot full and having to wait for someone to come out!

2. Cala Martina

Not far from Cala Violina there is also Cala Martina, which like the first is part of the municipal territory of Scarlino which opens in the heart of the Scarlino Bandite Nature Reserve.

Although less striking at first glance than the more famous Cala Violina, it has two significant aces up its sleeve: Cala Martina is still more wild and above all a lot less crowdedCala Martina is also famous for being the place where Joseph Garibaldi, chased by the papal guards, boarded a fishing boat from La Spezia to reach Porto Venere on 2 September 1849. The event is remembered with a monument on the path leading to the beach, created in 1949 by the sculptor Ptolemy Faccendi, and with a stone placed in the sea.

3. Forno Cove

This is the southernmost of the beaches located in the Maremma Park: a stretch of fine, golden sand that takes on lighter shades during the summer thanks to the greater intensity of the light.

On the beach of Forno Cove, one of the final scenes of the film was shot in 1984 “We have nothing left to do but cry“, and precisely the one in which Benign And Troisi They arrive running on the beach of Palos, in a vain attempt to stop Christopher Columbus who had already left.

4. Cala Civette

Photo: ©In Cammino

Another oasis of peace And Relax. It's about Cala Civette It is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Gulf of Follonica, of Tuscany and Italy. It is located 20 minutes from Castiglione della Pescaia in the Scarlino Nature Reserve: like the others it is an uncontaminated and wild cove, dominated by Civette Tower, a white tower that dominates the promontory and from which the beach takes its name.

Coves in Tuscany: Livorno

5. Cala del Leone

There Lion's Cove it is an inlet on the Livorno seafront, located between Calignaia and the promontory Hermit's Tower, where the imposing castle stands which was owned by Sidney Sonnino and his heirs. And precisely in Leone De Renzis Sonnino, grandson of Sidney Sonnino, this cove owes its name.

Like all coves in Tuscany, accessibility is not one of its distinguishing features. Here in particular: to reach the cove you have to go down the stairs carved into the rock The last stretch is quite arduous. Not recommended for those with mobility issues, and it's definitely best to reach it without ammunition from the sea!

Coves in Tuscany: Argentario

6. Cala del Gesso

Cala del Gesso is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Argentario. The gypsum quarries give the name to this cove in the province of Grosseto, near Porto Santo StefanoAlthough not easy to reach, the beauty of the cove more than makes up for it. Nearby is the islet Argentarola, formerly known as Argentine.

THE'Argentarola hides inside it, a underwater cave called, by the one who discovered it, “Cave of the Pumadorine” (cherry tomatoes in the local dialect) because, at first sight, the lobsters that covered the vault were reminiscent of the strings of cherry tomatoes that farmers used to attach to the ceiling.