Overview
The poet Dante Alighieri in his Divina Commedia places the Maremma between Cecina and Corneto, the former name of Tarquinia.
- Non han sì aspri sterpi nè sì folti
- quelle fiere selvagge che 'n odio hanno
- tra Cecina e Corneto i luoghi colti.
It was traditionally populated by the Butteri, cattle-breeders who until recently used horses with a distinctive style of saddle. Once unhealthy because of its many marshes, the Maremma was drained during the fascist regime and re-populated with people coming from other Italian regions, notably from Veneto.
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