Casone: Cultural Heritage, Wine and Coastal Marshland

Casone is considered an area shaped by history, with rural, agriculturally oriented buildings. For your travel planning, this character provides opportunities to combine culture, nature, cycling and wine. The historic farmhouse and the wine museum represent cultural discoveries, while the coastal marshland, embankments and cypress avenue shape the natural and active side of the area.

Casone Ugolino and Its History

Casone Ugolino is a historic farmhouse dating from the 16th century. It was originally used for growing and drying tobacco; it once belonged to the Della Gherardesca family.

Accommodation with Historic Character

Today, Casone Ugolino operates as a restored hotel with apartments and rooms. When choosing a hotel, those who consider not only the place to stay but also the character of a historic house can take this connection between its former use as a farmhouse and its present-day accommodation into account when planning their trip.

Coastal Marshland and Viewpoints

In the immediate vicinity of Casone, the Bolgheri Faunal Refuge covers 500 hectares and preserves a coastal marshland landscape typical of the historic Maremma. Also in the immediate vicinity, the Padule di Bolgheri offers walkable embankments leading to observation huts, as well as a viewing tower. The embankments therefore lead to fixed points for observing the landscape, while the viewing tower provides an elevated perspective over this special natural area.

Cycle Routes Among Cypresses and Vineyards

In the immediate vicinity of Casone, the cypress-lined Viale dei Cipressi lies along a cycle route to Bolgheri and passes the Oratorio di San Guido. Along this route, the avenue connects a distinctive landscape feature with a cultural destination, making the cycle tour appealing also to travellers who wish to combine nature and local history.

In the wider regional surroundings of Casone, the Etruscan Coast Wine and Oil Route offers organised cycle tours with stops at farmhouses and wineries for wine and olive oil tastings. The offer also includes bicycle rental and technical support. The destinations in the immediate vicinity of Casone are geographically distinct from the Etruscan Coast Wine and Oil Route in the wider regional surroundings.

Bridges over the Fosso dei Molini

A pedestrian bridge over the Fosso dei Molini connects Casone with Marina di Castagneto Carducci. This bridge was built and inaugurated in June 2019. The footbridge at the Fosso dei Molini also makes it possible to walk along the embankments of the watercourse and serves as a place to stop and enjoy the view. Here, the watercourse, crossing and embankments shape a section that brings together walking, lingering and views of the landscape. The two connections therefore require different forms of travel; when visiting Casone, a walk and a cycle tour can be planned separately in their respective surroundings.

Wine Culture at MUSEM

Casone Ugolino is home to the World Wine Town with the Museo Sensoriale e Multimediale del Vino (MUSEM). MUSEM is a sensory and multimedia wine museum designed by Dante Ferretti.

More Destinations

More destinations: Bolgheri, Marina Di Castagneto Carducci, Donoratico

To the higher-level travel overview: Castagneto Carducci.