Centro visite di Alberese

The Maremma Regional Park's centre in Alberese is the administrative hub of Tuscany's first regional park, located near the Uccellina hills.

Why it matters

The centre is part of the park authority's management of a fragile coastal landscape. The park authority has historically coordinated guided access to the Uccellina hills from Alberese. The building also anchors the hamlet of Alberese, whose estate history, parish church and buttero farms reflect the surrounding agricultural landscape.

What to notice

The centre is the headquarters of the Ente Parco Regionale della Maremma. The surrounding pine shade, drainage channels and grazing meadows at the foot of the hills illustrate the relationship between Alberese and the protected landscape.

Context and history

Alberese grew around the estate of the Knights of Saint John, whose priorato still stands near the Aurelia road, on land that had belonged to the Benedictine abbey of San Rabano on the ridge above. When Tuscany established the regional park in 1975, the old estate buildings at Alberese became the natural seat for the new authority, keeping the historic bond between the village and the territory it managed. The park authority mediates between a working agricultural landscape and a protected area, directing park revenue toward habitat protection, trail maintenance and scientific research.