International Camping Etruria
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Castagneto Carducci
Distance from Camping Etruria - 8Km
The della Gherardesca family are today the oldest Italian family, and the castle at Castagneto - still inhabited today by the family's descendants - dates back to the year one thousand.
The present-day name of Castagneto Carducci was given to the ancient fief in 1907, in honour of the poet Giosue Carducci who stayed there as an adolescent and who always remained bound to it. For this reason, the citizenry decided to change the name that it had at that time, Castagneto Marittimo, to that of Castagneto Carducci.
Dominated by the castle of the della Gherardesca counts, Castagneto Carducci appears with all the charm of a village of medieval origins. The streets have been developed in concentric rings starting from the castle, which was originally surrounded by walls. Today, only a section of the walls remains, facing the sea.
In Via Carducci, there is the house where the poet lived from 1848 to 1849 and in which the "Centro Carducciano" has been set up. But a visit to Castagneto cannot end without a walk to Piazzale Belvedere, located in a panoramic position, from where all the countryside as far as the sea can be overlooked.
Source: Wikipedia
