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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The poet [[Dante Alighieri]] in his ''Divina Commedia'' places Maremma as the region between [[Cecina, Tuscany|Cecina]], and [[Corneto]] (formerly known as [[Tarquinia]]). |
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:''Non han sì aspri sterpi nè sì folti'' |
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:''quelle fiere selvagge che 'n odio hanno'' |
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:''tra Cecina e Corneto i luoghi colti.'' |
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It was traditionally populated by the ''[[Buttero|Butteri]]'', cattle breeders who until recently used horses with a distinctive style of saddle. Once unhealthy because of its many marshes, Maremma was drained under the [[Fascism|fascist]] regime and repopulated with people from other Italian regions, notably the [[Veneto]]. |
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==References== |
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The Maremma region is an area of Italy bordering the Tyrrhenian Sea. It comprises part of southwestern Tuscany – Maremma Livornese and Maremma Grossetana (the latter in the province of Grosseto) – and part of northern Lazio (in the province of Viterbo and Rome on the border of the region).
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References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Maremma.
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