Massa Marittima, Maremma Tuscany

You are in the heart of Massa Marittima in a moment. ...”in the heart of stone of a town that, men such as us, knowing ourselves to be impure, wished should be pure.

” The purity of beauty against the tides of time. ‘In a moment’; but it takes just an instant to recognise that art and culture have reigned sovereign here for centuries.
When beauty becomes a sensation.

...’they say that the square in Massa Marittima is one of the most beautiful in Italy’... ...So they say, and it is not for us to say it again. It is for us to invite you, and pause, and tell you this: you are safe here; if only for a few minutes; but you are safe here....