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What is L’Argentario?
Answering this question is by no means easy. It is certainly a one-of-a-kind destination.
It certainly is from a morphological standpoint: a “non-island island,” diamond-shaped, rising from the waters of the Mediterranean Sea as high as a mountain, so close to the coast that it is connected to it by two narrow strips of sand, which, in turn, enclose a lagoon within them.
An extraordinary geological formation in a strategic location, in the heart of Italy and close to major international hubs such as Rome, Florence, and Pisa.
A region divided internally mainly between its two most important towns: Porto Santo Stefano, a populous and modern town to the north, and Porto Ercole, an elegant and historic town to the south. Both have always been the heart of this small strip of Tuscany—or rather, of the Maremma—known, not by chance, as the Costa d’Argento, and which also includes Orbetello, Talamone, Capalbio, and Magliano are the other main towns, along with the two islands of Giglio and Giannutri.
So far, so good, butthe Argentario is not just that; it would be wrong to reduce it to a mere geographical feature—however wonderful—because it is much, much more than that.
In fact, there is a certain image of Argentario—one that has taken rootin the collective imagination—which represents not merely a geographical area, but rather a set of values, a way of being, and a lifestyle with which people come to identify and to which they wish to belong.
For many people, visitingthe Argentario is almost a ritual; it’s an experience that goes beyond the trip itself, because this“island that isn’t an island”—thanks precisely to its ever-changing landscape—manages to hold a special meaning for everyone, regardless of age.
It’s the place for those first teenage outings, for endless days on a boat chasing the sun, a peaceful retreat far from the hustle and bustle of the city, the waterfront where you push strollers and finally sit down to gaze out at the sea with lifelong friends.
In short, one way or another, you always end up coming back:the Argentario, like diamonds, is forever.
Porto Santo Stefano, a fishing village of about 9,000 inhabitants located on the northern tip ofthe Argentario Peninsula, offers a unique view ofthe Tyrrhenian Sea…
Porto Ercole, located in southern Tuscany, lies on the southern tip ofthe Argentario peninsula, in an area aptly namedthe Costa d’Argento…
TheCala Galeramarinawas one of Italy’s firstprivate marinas. It was built in the early 1970s duringSusanna Agnelli’s tenure, and the construction work was entrusted to aFrenchcompany that was a pioneer in this field.
