Rosignano Marittimo

Our town!

We picked this town for the sea and the horses. It also has a lot of delicious food and fun things to see. Here is a list of some of our favorites.

Things to do

  • Swimming
    • Castiglioncello: Baia del Quercetano
    • Beach next to the forest: Spiaggetta del “ginecologo”
  • Castles
    • Castello di Rosignano Marittimo: Castle in our little town, has a museum (Museo Civico Archeologico) with a lot of Etruscan artifacts.
    • Castello Pasquini: a beautiful garden to walk around. They have events inside.
  • Hiking
    • We still need to explore this
  • Day trips (our train station is Rosignano, about 15 min drive from our house)
    • Pisa (40 minutes by car or train)
    • Cinque Terre (2.5 hours by train, only accessible by train)
    • Elba (1 hour drive, 1 hour boat ride)
    • Florence (1.5 hours car, 3 hours by train)
    • Lucca (1 hour by car, 1.5 hours by train)
    • Volterra (1 hour by car, 3.5 hours by train)
  • Wine Tasting
    • There are a lot of places close by I made a pretty long list here.

Restaurants

  • La Porkeria (BBQ)
  • Sette Tavoli (seafood)
  • Le Simpatiche Canaglie (pizza)
  • Pomidoro (pizza, pasta, main courses, aka everything)
  • Volpe (pizza, pasta, main courses, aka everything)
  • Gelateria Chiaugi (ice cream)
  • Bar Chiaugi (sandwiches)
  • Caffe Carducci (sandwiches)
  • Pizzeria Ampelia (pizza)
  • Osteria il Sigillo (steak house, firsts)
  • Osteria delle Badie (pasta, main courses)

We have noticed that by the time people get to us they are a little weary from their travels. Our town is the perfect place to relax and enjoy a slower small town pace of life!