Holiday apartment in Roccamare: pine forest, beach and culture

Roccamare connects the Pineta di Roccamare with the sea and the beach of Roccamare. A pine forest more than eight kilometres long, the Tonfone watercourse, literary connections and Villa Bartolini are among the specific features of the area. Surfing on the beach and a sailing club in Roccamare are additional attractions. In Roccamare, the pine forest and watercourse meet the beach, while literature, Villa Bartolini, surfing and sailing provide other focal points.

Holiday apartment in Roccamare between pine forest and culture

It was in the Pineta di Roccamare that Carlo Fruttero met his friend and neighbour Italo Calvino. Carlo Fruttero spent his summers in the Pineta di Roccamare for decades. The Pineta di Roccamare was one of Italo Calvino’s preferred holiday destinations; it was here that he wrote and set the book „Palomar“. For those interested in culture, the Pineta, Fruttero, Calvino and „Palomar“ are therefore the main points of interest in Roccamare.

Villa Bartolini in Roccamare dates from 1957–1958 and is considered to be of particular historical and artistic interest. Alongside the literary themes surrounding Calvino and Fruttero, those interested in culture can consider Villa Bartolini another cultural focal point of Roccamare.

More than eight kilometres of pine forest by the sea

The short Tonfone watercourse runs through the Pineta di Roccamare and flows into the sea exactly level with the beaches of Roccamare. Roccamare beach has soft, golden-coloured sand. For a stay by the sea, the sandy beach can be given a different priority from the pine forest or the short course of the Tonfone. When planning the day, the beach, pine forest and Tonfone can be considered separate landscape focal points. The pine forest, which is more than eight kilometres long, and the short watercourse thus form different types of landscape in Roccamare.

Surfing and sailing on Roccamare beach

Roccamare beach is suitable for surfing. There is a sailing club in Roccamare. Surfing remains tied to Roccamare beach, while the sailing club has its own connection to the sport of sailing. Anyone wishing to plan active time by the sea can distinguish between surfing on the beach and the sailing club in Roccamare. For active days on the water, surfing on the beach and the sailing club in Roccamare can be considered separately. Those who do not wish to give equal priority to surfing and sailing can decide in advance how much time they want to spend on the beach and on water sports. The individual pace of travel determines whether both focal points fit into one day or take place on different days.

Getting there between Castiglione della Pescaia and Roccamare

Bus route 49D runs from the centre of Castiglione della Pescaia to the Rocchette Bivio stop in just a few minutes. The stop is located near the main entrance to Roccamare. The short journey can be planned as a transition between the centre of Castiglione della Pescaia and Roccamare. The few minutes spent on the bus can be included in the day’s itinerary as a short travel segment. Bus route 49D can therefore be planned as an arrival segment independently of the later focus of the stay.

For the overarching travel overview: Castiglione Della Pescaia.

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