Campiglia Marittima is also home to the San Silvestro Archaeo-mineral Park. At the entrance to the park, you can visit the Temperino Mine, exploited in Etruscan and modern times, or take Via delle Ferruzze and see the remains of the early 20th-century mining railway bridge, the Buca della Faina Etruscan mine, and many other open-pit shafts and quarries. Continuing along Via dei Lanzi we reach the medieval mining village of Rocca San Silvestro: in the castle there are still old ovens for baking bread, oil mills, shops, houses, cisterns and the noble palace. After passing through the Valle dei Manienti, with its remains of medieval mines and ancient marble quarries, you reach the “Etruscan Mines” workers’ village, built at the beginning of the 20th century. If you want to go as far as Campiglia Marittima, take Via delle Fonti, which takes its name from the remains of the ancient aqueduct on arches that until not long ago supplied the town of Campiglia Marittima with water. The park also houses the Mineralogical and Archaeo-mineralogical Museum, which displays material from the excavations at the Rocca di San Silvestro and a collection of minerals from the area. Since July 2006, a train has been taking visitors through a mining tunnel from the exit of the Temperino mine to the Valle dei Lanzi, where the Rocca di San Silvestro stands. It is also possible to visit the Miners’ Museum and the Mining Machinery Museum at Pozzo Earle.

There are many beautiful villages in Tuscany, from Anghiari to Capalbio, but also Giglio Castello and Lucignano, and of course Suvereto. Together with Massa Marittima and Campiglia Marittima, Suvereto is one of the villages near Follonica that offers a breathtaking panorama stretching from the hills to the sea in a whirlwind of colours that leaves even the coldest person on earth spellbound. Here we want to tell you about Suvereto, just a few kilometres from Pappasole, the ideal place to retrace the less recent history of this region. After all, you can find as many medieval villages in Tuscany as you like, but Suvereto is well worth a visit because it is perfectly preserved and walking through its cobbled streets really does take you back to a distant era, perfect for unplugging and living a few hours in total relaxation. This town was first mentioned in a document in 937, which attests to its existence and life since the early Middle Ages. It is precisely this era that is imprinted in the walls and architecture of this village. Here you find stone houses, arches, the Palazzo Comunale dating back to 1200, the Rocca Aldobrandesca, the convent of San Francesco, everything speaks to you of the dark ages of human history. It is no coincidence, therefore, that Suvereto has been included among the most beautiful villages in Italy.