Le Fate 'Briache

Southern Tuscany


Talented chef Caterina creates tasty dishes using local, seasonal produce, sensibly limiting the size of her menu and focussing on creative vegetarian choices, excellent pasta dishes and home-style desserts. There are only five tables so booking ahead is highly advised.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Southern Tuscany attractions

1. Arco Senese

0.02 MILES

Massa Marittima's immense, medieval Arco Senese soars overhead as you pass between the Città Vecchia and Città Nuova.

2. Torre del Candeliere

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Climb to the top of this 13th-century, 30m-high tower on the border between the Città Vecchia and Città Nuova for views over the old town. It's the only…

3. Museo di Arte Sacra

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A splendid Maestà (c 1335–37) by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, as well as sculptures by Giovanni Pisano that originally adorned the facade of the duomo, are the…

4. Fonte dell'Abbondanza

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A rather risqué surprise lurks in the street-level loggia (balcony) of a 13th-century former wheat store close to Piazza Garibaldi. The loggia shelters…

5. Museo Archeologico

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Housed in the 13th-century Palazzo del Podestà, the historic residence of the town's chief magistrate, this archaeological museum has a small collection…

6. Cattedrale di San Cerbone

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Presiding over photogenic Piazza Garibaldi (aka Piazza Duomo), Massa Marittima's asymmetrically positioned 13th-century duomo (cathedral) is dedicated to…

7. Parco delle Biancane

7.24 MILES

At this geothermal park 21km north of Massa Marittima, steam has been transformed into power by vapour turbines since 1916, supplying power to one million…

8. Rocca Aldobrandesca

10.83 MILES

Suvereto's crowning glory is this part-15th-century rocca (castle), abandoned in the 1600s and slowly being restored. The climb to it up winding village…