Maremma Attractions

 
The Maremma is a large expanse of low-lying country traversed by drainage canals and broken up by various hills and promontories (former islands); it extends along the coast from the mouth of the River Cécina (south of Livorno) to near the town of Civitavecchia in the region of Latium (Lazio). The name Maremma is a form of the adjective maríttima; in prehistoric times the sea reached into this area, leaving a residue in the form of coastal lagoons. The Etruscans were the first to drain the marshes of the Maremma by constructing a carefully contrived system of drainage channels.
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