Spacco della Regina – Torre di Ansedonia loop from La Torba

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13.7km

60m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

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6.45 km

Tagliata Etrusca

Highlight • Monument

The Etruscan Tagliata is, in reality, a work of Roman engineering dating back to the Republican period. It is an artificial passage dug into the rock, designed to prevent the silting of the port of Cosa, through a system of counter-currents coming from the sea and the emissary canal of Lake Burano.

This extraordinary achievement became necessary when the Spacco della Regina, a large natural fissure in the promontory above with the same function, became impassable due to a landslide.

In the area, the sixteenth-century Tagliata tower is also noteworthy, which was the residence of Giacomo Puccini, a famous Italian composer.

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6.75 km

Spacco della Regina

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A deep crevice that opens after about 20m in a larger open-topped cave. Even in the sunshine, a lamp is helpful. To get to the entrance, the water channel (Tagliata Etruscha) at the bottom of the stairs at the historic quarry must be crossed (wooden beams and rope are permanently installed).
The entrance to the cave is located in the back corner of the quarry which is also used as a climbing garden.
If you climb the stairs up the cliffs you can also look from above into the crevice and the Etruscan Waaserkanal. The view from there is terrific.

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7.11 km

Torre di Ansedonia

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Ansedonia is located on a small promontory at the point where the Feniglia tombolo joins the Maremma coast. Ansedonia is not a real village, the houses are mostly villas scattered and hidden in the Mediterranean vegetation. These constructions are relatively recent, before the 1950s on the Ansedonia promontory only the ruins of the ancient Roman settlement of Cosa stood, which can still be visited.

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