The museums about the farm civilisation that flourish in many villages in the Maremma do not try to replace the folkloric performances that are many and varied here, in which the population participates in great numbers, sometimes only as spectators, but often also performing. Religious events with torch-light processions, historic commemorations, feasts with products from the land, smacking slightly of paganism, carnival processions, Pali... and then there are the world-famous cattle-branding in the Parco dell’Uccellina and the rodeo of the Maremma cowherds of Alberese.

• Massa Marittima, Traditional Carpenter’s Workshop

  This ancient carpenter’s workshop is part of Massa Marittima Museum System and is located within the old town, on Vicolo Massaini. This is the very...

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  Massa Marittima, Traditional Oil Press

  This ancient oil mill dates back to the late XVIII^th century and is still a living memory of an important farming civilisation custom which...

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  Massa Marittima, The town of Gyrfalcons

  The ‘Balestrieri’, or Crossbowmen, in Piazza del Duomo, opposite San Cerbone, surrounded by the people of Massa, enthusiastic about the renewal of...

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  Mining Museum

  The Museum of the Mine, supported by the local community and by the administration of the local council, was born with the desire of appreciating the...

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  Massa Marittima, Museum of Art and Mining History

  The Museum of the mine’s art and history is set up in the rooms of the 14th Century “Palazzetto delle Armi” of Massa Marittima, situated in...

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  The miracle of Madonna delle Nevi

  Near Santa Fiora’s Peschiera, where the little churched dedicated to Madonna delle Nevi stands, there once used to be a statue of the Virgin within...

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  Montenero d'Orcia, Vine and Wine Museum (Castel del Piano)

  The Vine and Wine Museum (Museo della Vite e del Vino) is based in Montenero (within the municipality of Casteldelpiano) in the main town square. It...

• Montepescali: The “Ildebrando Imberciadori” Museum of Local History

  Montepescali’s Museum of Local History is hosted in the headquarters of the “Amministrazione Separata dei Beni di Uso Civico” (Separated...

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  Monticello Amiata , Museum House

  The House Museum (Casa Museo) is based in Monticello Amiata, within the municipality of Arcidosso. It is a real house, fully furnished with furniture,...

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  Bagnolo Donkey Palio (Santa Fiora)

  The Donkey Palio (Palio del somaro) is held in Bagnolo, within the municipality of Santa Fiora, on the third Sunday in August.
  This palio...

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