Maremma
Maremma | |
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Landscape near Capalbio, Province of Grosseto | |
Area of Maremma | |
| Coordinates: 42°42′N 11°12′E / 42.70°N 11.20°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | southern Tuscany northern Lazio |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,000 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
The Maremma (/məˈrɛmə/, Italian: [maˈremma]; from Latin maritima, "maritime [land]") is a geographical region located between Lazio and Tuscany, Central Italy. The biggest city is Grosseto.
The region, with a long history, is traditionally populated by the butteri, mounted cattle herders who rode horses fitted with one of two distinctive styles of saddle, the scafarda and the bardella.