Summer in Tuscany is ideal for archeological tourism. The area of Grosseto is rich of roman and etruscan ruins: among them Cosa, near Ansedonia, is a must to see. The town of Cosa stands on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea on a rocky headland (114 m above sea level), that in past ages had been connected to the once island of Argentario by the Tombolo di Feniglia (a sandy rise). Cosa was founded under Roman influence in southwestern Tuscany in 273 B.C., after the defeat of the allied forces of the Etruscan towns of Volsinii and Vulci and the handover of most of the territory of Vulci, including the coastal stretches. quicktime 17,1 mb wmv 10,1 mb Cosa on Wikipedia Ansedoniaonline.it The Etruscan site may have been where modern Orbetello stands; a fortification wall in polygonal masonry at Orbetello s lagoon may be in phase with the walls of Cosa. Within the city walls the urban area was divided into an orthogonal plan, with space allotted for civic, sacred, and private architecture. The plan represents a subtle adaptation of an orthogonal plan to the complicated topography of the hill.
