Sailors Consider Scarlino Safe And Somewhat Secret

Sailors Consider Scarlino Safe And Somewhat Secret

'Quality is something that you are never satisfied with,' said Leonardo Ferragamo, seated in the handsome Tarantella lounge above a delicious view of sailboats skimming across the Tuscan Archipelago. 'It is about service, about attitude of people managing hospitality.' Tending to both quality and hospitality is a key focus at Scarlino. The drive from the city of Rome northward to the port of Scarlino in the Maremma region of southern Tuscany rolls on for a few hours before entering a lush land of forested peaks, azure Tyrrhenian Sea waters and ancient hilltop villages. Inhabited by the Etruscans in the seventh century BCE, this terrain later belonged to Romans who built a port. Today, burnt colored roofs match the hue of sunset, and rickety metal windmills dot agricultural plains below soft peaks. Scarlino includes two portions—an ancient hillside town and a coastal marina resort that faces a half moon bay. The name originates from a Gothic word meaning 'torch light procession,' and refers to a now vanished port lighthouse established by Romans. Sails at Swan Tuscany Challenge 'Scarlino attracted us for several reasons,' Ferragamo explained. 'Mostly for the beauty of this area. Italy is centered in the Mediterranean, and here it