Cecina

The settlements near Cecina go back to the Iron Age. The area of the coast and the coast of Val di Cecina was a point of considerable importance for the development of Etruscan society during the seventh - the fifth century BC And with many lively trade with Cyprus, Phoenicia, Egypt and Greece. A witness of this today are different funeral sites located in the municipalities of Cecina, Casale Marittimo, Montescudaio and Bibbona. Among the monuments of great importance is the villa of Cinquantina, now transformed into the seat of the Roman Etruscan Museum. It was in the'60s that developed on the international tourism coastline giving rise to the construction of modern hotels, consisting of a number of comfort, but also restaurants where it was possible to taste the typical seaside, bathing facilities and campsites that enriched the local economy . Along the Coast of the Etruscans, we find the famous Pinewood Cecina, Leopoldo built by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, in order to defend crops from the salt behind, giving the landscape a fascinating scenario.