The turistic fame of Castiglincello started in the second half of XIX c., with its mild climate and beautiful landscape. Nowadays it is one of the most famous seaside of the Thyrrenian Coast, well known both in Italy and abroad, for its wonderful landscape, for the quality and finesse of facilities, for its high-level cultural events. Indeed we may state that, in the whole area, Castiglioncello is the core of many cultural activities in the fields of dance, theatre and so on, that usually take place in the wonderful set of Pasquini Castle.

Castiglioncello was considered an important archeological site because there were found many ancient graves. Once Castiglioncello had a huge maritime trade with its linked activities.

A Medicean tower, placed at the end of promontory, is worth of note: this tower was built up during the XVI c. to defend the village against the terrible raids of Saracen pirates. A common trouble for many villages along the coast in that period.

In the outskirts of Livorno, Quercianella is immersed in the green that flows into the sky-blue of the Thyrrenian sea. It is a nice village both for Italian and foreign tourists. Thanks to its mild climate throughout the year and its wonderful sea, Quercianella has become a health resort even during winter.

From the highest part, a castle overcomes as a memory of a sighting Medicean Tower, then turned into a dwell by the then Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sidney Sonnino, who was used to come and have rest away from his commitments of the Roman politics. In a ravine of the rock, there is still a granite sarcophagus that keeps his remains.

This jagged coast, full of creeks, beaches and marinas offers every time several different places to discover. Its quietness, its sea, the sun, its green of the rich Mediterranean scrub have turned this area in one of the most known and pleasant place in Italy.

And what about cooking? Here you may find fish provided by the local fishers. A paradise if tasted in a wonderful terrace of a restaurant that views the sea.

And also, the opportunity to visit exhibitions or attend dance performances in the near the village of Castiglioncello, or otherwise, a quick tour in the inside part of the Tuscany region.