Resting like an ancient poem upon the hills of the Etruscan Coast, Castagneto Carducci is a place where time seems to flow more slowly, almost musically. Here nature embraces stone, and the sea—though just a breath away—leaves in the air the salty scent of its waves. This is a land that is not merely looked at: it is listened to, breathed in, and felt vibrate beneath one’s steps.

What makes this village unique is not only the harmony of its landscape or its position suspended between sky and hill, but its deep bond with the poet Giosuè Carducci, who found inspiration here for some of his most celebrated verses. Even today, wandering through the quiet streets, one can almost perceive the echo of his voice and thoughts, as though poetry had never abandoned this place.

The village that preserves a poet’s memory

Castagneto Carducci appears like a precious history book opened to the past: cobbled alleys, ancient walls, sudden glimpses overlooking the hills and the distant sea. In this interplay of light and shadow, one finds the atmosphere that embraced Carducci during his childhood.

The Casa Carducci, with its memorabilia, its documents and its silence steeped in memories, allows visitors to cross an invisible threshold and find themselves immersed in another era: a dive into the poet’s everyday life, between study, emotions and glances over the Tuscan countryside.

Bolgheri and the Wine Road: where man converses with the wind

Just steps from the village, the road stretches toward Bolgheri, a small enchanted world announced from afar by its famous Avenue of Cypresses, those green giants that Carducci rendered immortal in his verses. Walking along it feels like advancing through a natural cathedral, where the wind whispers through the cypress needles and the horizon turns into poetry.

It is here, in the 1960s and 70s, that the Super Tuscans were born—bold and visionary wines that forever changed the destiny of Italian winemaking. Among these clay hills and mineral soils, caressed by the sea breeze, masterpieces such as Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Masseto, Guado al Tasso, Paleo Rosso, Messorio and Scrio take shape: names that echo like true hymns to beauty and patience of the land. Wines that tell stories of passion, research and absolute love for the territory.



The Wine Road of Bolgheri and the Etruscan Coast is a succession of wineries, vineyards and gentle slopes—a journey where every step and every sip become a sensory experience, an intimate dialogue with the landscape.

A land to experience with all the senses

Descending toward the sea, the landscape changes: pinewoods grow thicker, the sand opens into long golden expanses, and Marina di Castagneto welcomes visitors with its gentle breeze and the slow rhythm of the waves. Here summer smells of salt, warm wood and sunsets that set the horizon ablaze.

The hills, instead, invite wandering. Paths and white roads cut through vineyards and olive groves, leading to villages such as Sassetta and Suvereto, stone treasures where time seems to have stopped. These are places where authenticity lives in the artisans, in the kitchens of small trattorias, in the warm gaze of those who still call their land by name.

Why fall in love with Castagneto Carducci

• For the poetry: every corner feels like a verse to be discovered.
• For the wine: a unique heritage where each glass tells the story of the land.
• For the landscapes: sea, hills, woods and vineyards blending into one harmonious breath.
• For authenticity: a Tuscany that preserves its truest soul.

Castagneto Carducci is one of those places that are not merely visited: they enter within you, settle in your memory and, like a good wine, continue to reveal new nuances over time. It is a land that knows how to move, welcome and inspire. A land to live slowly, in every season of the year.

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