Rosignano Solvay

The White Beaches (Italian: Spiagge Bianche) are a stretch of about five kilometers of sandy coastline located in the municipality of Rosignano Marittimo in Tuscany, between the hamlets of Rosignano Solvay and the center of the hamlet of Vada. Bathed by the Thyrrenian sea, they are located at the northernmost edge of the Maremma coastline. The unusual color of the sand, which leads to comparisons with tropical coastlines, is the result of years of processing and discharge of calcium carbonate by a Solvay Group plant located in Rosignano Solvay, about a kilometer from the coast. The soda plant, which is the largest in Europe, was built in 1912 near the beach and began operations in 1914, producing, in addition to soda ash, hydrogen peroxide, polyethylene, calcium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, and hydrochloric acid. Access to the beach is via a small hill that until 1983 served as a dump for production waste and domestic refuse. Due to the Solvay discharges, which include various pollutants toxic and/or carcinogenic (including mercury, once released during processing through the sodium chloride electrolysis plant), Spiagge Bianche is among the most polluted beaches in Italy, and fishing in the surrounding waters is extremely limited. Additionally, this stretch of coast is among the 15 most polluted coastal sites in Italy according to the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations environmental program. Over 100,000 tons of waste are discharged into the sea each year. Despite this, even in the years before the industry's conversion, this stretch of coast has been awarded the Blue Flag several times and Spiagge Bianche remains one of the most popular seaside destinations in Tuscany despite the strict ban on swimming and lingering issued by the municipality of Rosignano near the industrial waste discharge. In July 1994 the players of Rugby Rosignano gathered on the beach for a sangria party; the following year, the private event expanded to friends and others, and by 2003, it attracted 25,000 people to the area. In 2004, due to the high number of attendees, and as a result of some disruptions and unauthorized activities, the municipality of Rosignano Marittimo decided to suspend the event.

The Pasquini Castle (Italian: Castello Pasquini) stands in Castiglioncello, in the Comune of Rosignano Marittimo, near the railway station.

Castiglioncello (formerly Castiglione Mondiglio) is a frazione of 3800 inhabitants of the comune of Rosignano Marittimo, in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. Located in a privileged position from the panoramic point of view, away from major roads, has remained until modern times untouched, with its pine forests and cliffs close to the Ligurian Sea. Castiglioncello has become famous in the sixties of last century as a vacation destination of important members of the world of cinema, such as Alberto Sordi, Guido Mannari and Marcello Mastroianni. People who made their homes here also include Luigi Pirandello, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio Gassman. Castiglioncello was also the set of the famous movie Il Sorpasso by Dino Risi, with Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant.

Vada is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Rosignano Marittimo, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 3,461. The town is about 25 km from Livorno and 8 km from Rosignano Marittimo.

Castelnuovo della Misericordia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Rosignano Marittimo, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 843. The village is about 24 km from Livorno and 5 km from Rosignano Marittimo.

Le Badie is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castellina Marittima, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 167.Le Badie is about 45 km from Pisa and 8 km from Castellina Marittima.

La Mazzanta is a resort town in Tuscany, central Italy, in the comune of Rosignano Marittimo, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 148.The town is about 30 km from Livorno and 12 km from Rosignano Marittimo.

Malandrone is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castellina Marittima, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 32.Malandrone is about 50 km from Pisa and 10 km from Castellina Marittima.

Castello del Terriccio is an Italian winery in Tuscany near the Tyrrhenian Sea. Proprietor Dr. Gian Annibale Rossi di Medelana noted the success of Sassicaia and intends to make his own version. Its grand vin is the eponymous Castello del Terriccio. The vineyard introduced Lupicaia in the 1993 vintage; it is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based red wine blend with Merlot and Petit Verdot. The component wine varieties of Lupicaia ferment separately in stainless steel tanks, and aged in barrique for 18 to 24 months before blending and bottling.

Nibbiaia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Rosignano Marittimo, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 690. The village is about 20 km from Livorno and 10 km from Rosignano Marittimo.

San Pietro in Palazzi is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cecina, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 3,141. The town is about 33 km from Livorno and 2 km from Cecina.

Quercianella–Sonnino railway station, on the Pisa–Livorno–Rome railway line, serves Quercianella, a small village on the Etruscan coast between Antignano and Castiglioncello few kilometers south of Livorno. The trip from Pisa can take as little as half an hour and one hour and a half from Florence. The easy access has made Quercianella a favourite location for summer vacations.