Eriks guidebook for Montecatini Val di Cecina (PI)
Food Scene
Altaduna Di Marchi Cristian
Via dei Cavalleggeri SudIncredibly good food for the money, pleasant personnel with know how and a very nice atmosphere!
6 locals recommend
Ozium
5 Piazza della ChiesaIncredibly good food for the money, pleasant personnel with know how and a very nice atmosphere!
Very good food - the garden is the place to be, as inside is a little too uptight (at least for me:)
6 locals recommend
Ristorante Enoteca Del Duca
2 Via di CastelloVery good food - the garden is the place to be, as inside is a little too uptight (at least for me:)
One of the best seafood restaurants in Tuscany was run by Michelin star chef Luciano Zazzeri until he passed away summer 2018. His sons are now in charge. Prizes are not too high and they are in any way worth it.
18 locals recommend
Restaurant La Pineta
27 Via dei Cavalleggeri NordOne of the best seafood restaurants in Tuscany was run by Michelin star chef Luciano Zazzeri until he passed away summer 2018. His sons are now in charge. Prizes are not too high and they are in any way worth it.
Ristorante Bagno Il Delfino
2 Via delle GoretteVery nice food and splendid beach, nice guys running the place!
Vine
Podere La Chiesa
They make a very good Spumante, the Champagne way - and it’s value for money. Wine tasting :)
La Regola Azienda Vitivinicola
Strada Statale 68 di Val CecinaThey make a very good Spumante, the Champagne way - and it’s value for money. Wine tasting :)
Arts & Culture
From the Etruscan civilization and up to the 1920s, Montecatini Val di Cecina was one of the richest copper mines in Europe. You can get a guided tour in parts of the mine, (there is a colony of more than 3000 bats living down there:) and you will find a lot of information abt the past and history of Montecatini.
6 locals recommend
Museo delle miniere
Località La MinieraFrom the Etruscan civilization and up to the 1920s, Montecatini Val di Cecina was one of the richest copper mines in Europe. You can get a guided tour in parts of the mine, (there is a colony of more than 3000 bats living down there:) and you will find a lot of information abt the past and history of Montecatini.
Sightseeing
Calafuria
Baratti
Nice long sandy beach, perfect with smaller kids as the water is shallow.
Cala del Leone
Strada Statale 1“Massa delle
Fanciulle” You have to walk for 15-20 minutes into the woods, but I guarantee it’s worth it!
19 locals recommend
Masso of the Maidens
Strada Comunale di Lanciaia“Massa delle
Fanciulle” You have to walk for 15-20 minutes into the woods, but I guarantee it’s worth it!