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Even now, at the beginning of September, there are many flamingos. Visible to us right next to the parking lot: Near Via dei Macchiaioli, 35, 58015 Orbetello GR, Italy

Beautiful view. I read that dogs are prohibited and that a ticket must be purchased.

Who doesn't have a photo with this mill?😁

to start the day off right, activities at dawn...

This surprising sight, which immediately makes you think of a city sunken in the sea (who has never heard of 'Atlantis'), is what visitors see at the end of the headland that separates the northern 'Laguna di Ponente' from the southern 'Laguna di Levante'. Even early in human history, people were clever enough to harness the power of the elements - which could be a threat on the one hand, but also helpful on the other. A total of nine tidal mills once diligently did their work here.

Nine mills were built in the 15th century, all in a single line in the lagoon. They were built by the Sienese to grind grain (which was brought to the mill on the local boats) to produce flour. At the time, they were powered by the force of the water (which flowed in and out of the lagoon every six hours from the Giannella tombolo, causing a vast hydraulic phenomenon), which turned the millstones. A century and a half later, in 1557 to be precise, Orbetello became the capital of the Stato dei Presìdi, created by order of King Philip I of Spain. It was under Spanish rule that sails were added to the mill, so as to harness the power of the many winds (four mistral and five sirocco) that blew across the lagoon. The nine mills, arranged in a row by the inhabitants of Orbetello, managed to produce enormous amounts of water by exploiting both the currents and the winds, thus creating a phenomenon of hydraulic and wind engineering of great historical significance. Today, only one of the nine mills mentioned above remains, recently restored.

The ancient Roman city of Cosa stands on a rocky promontory formed by two hills, separated by a vast saddle. Founded by the Romans in 273 BC. after the victory over the allied forces of the Etruscan cities of Volsinii and Vulci in 280 BC, it included a large part of the Vulci territory, including the coast. The Latin colony of Cosa thus controlled a large geographical area. The name derived from the older one of Cusi or Cusia, referring to a small Etruscan center located in present-day Orbetello. The strategic position and nature of a fortress, evident from the imposing walls, were necessary to face the threat of Carthaginian naval power and to maintain control over the newly conquered Etruscan territories. In the urban heart, a dense grid of streets intersect at right angles, defining rectangular blocks for settlers' homes and larger areas for public buildings. The city's port, Portus Cosanus, was built at the foot of the promontory, with a coastal lagoon behind it, today represented by Lake Burano. Between the 12th and 14th centuries, the region came under the alternating rule of the Aldobrandeschi, the Republic of Orvieto and finally the Republic of Siena, which destroyed it in 1329.

The road to follow in the pine forest is beautiful with two types of routes, one running along the lagoon and being able to admire the landscape as well as the wonderful pink flamingos, the other running along the part towards the sea where different outlets take you to admire the beautiful beach