The territory of the province of Grosseto is the largest of Tuscany and it extends to 4500 sq. km. Divided in 28 municipalities, it holds various kind of landscapes: about 160 km of beautiful shorelines in the south-western region,  a mountainous part (32%), an hilly area (42 %) and a flat (26%). 

Maremma
What is commonly defined today as the Maremma was home, already in Etruscan era, of major centres and flourishing cities like Roselle, Vetulonia and Saturnia. The first historical mention of "Tuscan Maremma" dates back to 790, but only a document dated January 1251 defined the territory of Maremma: "...from Massa to Portiglione, from the coasts of Sassoforte until Fornoli, from Civitella until Sasso, through the Monte Amiata up to Pitigliano, and along the river Fiora until the sea. " Even the poet Dante Alighieri in his Divina Commedia, talks about Maremma. 

Once unhealthy because of the many marshes, Maremma was drained during the fascist regime and re-populated with people coming from other Italian regions. It was traditionally populated by the Butteri, cattle-breeders who used horses with a distinctive style of saddle. Maremma is today one of the best tourist destinations in Italy, where ancient traditions have survived and Tuscan culture is preserved. It is being promoted as a destination for agritourism and it is provided with significant natural and environmental resources.

Main notable villages: The village Scansano lies within Maremma and is noted for Morellino di Scansano wine, which is vinted from Morellino grapes grown locally. Montecucco and Monteregio are two other very popular D.O.C. wines produced in the Maremma.

The Maremma can be divided into 5 main areas, each with its own characteristics and attractions.

    * Alta Maremma (Upper Maremma) is the northern part of the Maremma region, right on the border with the Province Siena. This interesting area is characterised by the many beautiful hilltop villages (Civitella Marittima, Roccastrada, Roccatederighi, Sassofortino, Monte Massi, Massa Marittima, Cinigiano, Campagnatico, Pari), which remind of the hilltop towns of the Siena area.
    * The heart of the Maremma. Grosseto can be considered the capital of the Maremma. The area around Grosseto and the coast, with Marina di Grosseto, Castiglione della Pescaia and the small villages that lie in the plain between the city and the coast, represents the heart of the Tuscan Maremma.
    * The hills of the Upper Maremma. The hills the Maremma can be divided into three areas: the area del Tufo (literally, "the tuff area"), the Colline Metallifere (literally, "the hills that produce metals") and the internal hills on the border with the Siena region. This is the heart of the Etruscan Empire.
    * The coast, the beaches and the sea of the Tuscan Maremma. Maremma includes 160 km of shoreline. The stretches of sandy and rocky coastline allow all sea lovers to find the perfect place for them. Moreover, the vast pine tree forests which border the beaches of the Maremma are a real naturalistic treasure and so are the few areas where the lagoon and swamp ecosystems have survived urbanization, reclamation or simple draining, such as the nature reserve of the Diaccia Botrona near Castiglione della Pescaia.
    * The metalliferous hills: The Colline Metallifere (literally, the metalliferous hills or the hills which produce metals) have always been the industrious heart of the Maremma and some places still point to times when the life on these hills was much harder. As their name says, the soil of these hills, which spread from the border with the province of Siena to the Gulf of Follonica, are rich in minerals and mines have been excavated for centuries in search of iron, copper, lead, zinc, pyrites and silver.