La Principina between the farm, coast and cycle routes

The La Principina farm covers 100 hectares of land with extensive open spaces and green parkland. Here, you can look out over cultivated fields, olive trees, cypresses and pine forests. Historical sites, beaches and cycle connections add to the range of destinations in the surrounding area.

La Principina farm: landscape and farm animals

The extensive estate combines various impressions of a traditional agricultural landscape. The grounds of La Principina farm include cultivated fields, olive trees, cypresses and pine forests. You can visit the farm animals on a guided tour or independently. Guided tours provide interesting information about the animals and also introduce you to the world of historic carriages at the Museo delle Carrozze d'Epoca.

Church and historic carriages

The farm is also home to a tangible testimony to the area's history: the Annunciation Church at La Principina farm was built in 1929 by Francesco and Alfredo Ponticelli. The Museo delle Carrozze d'Epoca displays historic carriages as well as stories, details and interesting information about how people used to travel. In La Principina, you will therefore encounter both rural themes and a vivid connection to the history of travel.

Palaces in the surrounding area

If you would like to add cultural and historical destinations to your stay, several palaces are located in the immediate vicinity of La Principina. These include the Fattoria Ricasoli Palace, Villa Ricasoli Palace and Palazzina Favi Palace. Villino Mazzoncini Palace is located in the surrounding area of La Principina. The different names and geographical details help you consider these destinations separately when planning your individual itinerary, without grouping them together as a single ensemble.

Beaches and the coast

The area around La Principina includes several beaches: Spiaggia di Marina di Grosseto, Medusa, Oasi and Kite Beach Fiumara. For your planning, this means that you can combine the farm's landscape with potential coastal destinations, but should plan each day according to your own route and the current local conditions.

Cycle routes between the coast and Grosseto

In the area around La Principina, cycle routes connect Principina a Mare with other coastal towns and the city of Grosseto. A cycle route from Grosseto to Castiglione della Pescaia runs through Principina Terra and then continues to Marina di Grosseto. It follows the course of the San Rocco Canal, is easy and completely flat, is suitable for family outings with children and is mostly shaded. On hot summer days, you should avoid using this route during the midday hours. Bicycle planning therefore offers a clear regional connection, without allowing a specific starting point in La Principina to be inferred.

More places for travel planning

Bagno Roselle, Principina A Mare, Santa Maria Di Rispescia, Batignano, Braccagni, Alberese, Montepescali and Poggio Cavallo

For the overarching travel overview: Grosseto.