San Vincenzo is a seaside town on the Etruscan Coast with a marina, fine pale sand and the Rimigliano nature reserve beside it. More than half the homes here have a private pool, and most sleep around five. The coast is the draw, not a hill-village setting.
San Vincenzo lies between Livorno and the Piombino headland. The Etruscans valued its minerals and forests, and between about the 9th and 5th centuries BC it was an industrial and commercial centre linked to nearby Populonia. The beach is fine, light-coloured sand facing a deep blue sea, and the area has held a Blue Flag for many years. The marina was once a trading port and now serves leisure boats. Rimigliano Nature Park, about 120 hectares of dunes, scrub and pine and holm oak forest, is visited on foot. Homes are grouped fairly close to town, mostly sleeping around five with two bedrooms. Many have a garden. Sailing, scuba diving and windsurfing are on offer, and pine paths suit walking and cycling.
A reserve on the sea founded in 1973, with dunes, scrub and pine forest, visited on foot.
The gulf where the Rimigliano reserve ends, with the archaeological park of Baratti and Populonia.
One of the area's medieval towns, a change of scene from the beach and the pinewoods.
Another medieval town of the area, which also has archaeological parks and the thermal baths of Venturina.
Pisa airport is about 57 minutes away by car, roughly 48 miles. Trains run from Pisa Centrale to San Vincenzo station about every half hour. You will want a car for the homes, though Rimigliano itself is visited on foot.
Mid-August brings the Tuscany on Festival to Piazza Unità d'Italia, with music, cabaret and fireworks along the coast, so expect a livelier town then. Rimigliano Nature Park is open all year, which helps outside summer, and the pine paths work for walking and cycling in any season. Check which beach facilities and restaurants are open before an off-season trip.
Yes. The sand is fine and light in colour, facing a deep blue sea, and the area has held a Blue Flag for many years. The Rimigliano reserve, running towards the Baratti Gulf, has a beach with public showers and toilets.
Yes. The nature reserve, founded in 1973 and covering about 120 hectares, is open all year and visited on foot. The beach has public showers and toilets, and dunes and pine forest sit behind.
Water sports such as sailing, scuba diving, water skiing and windsurfing are on offer. Pine-forest paths also suit walking, cycling and horse riding, and the marina, once a trading port, serves leisure boats.
San Vincenzo is a seaside town with a marina and a sandy beach. Castagneto Carducci, its neighbour, adds an old village and Bolgheri, where Sassicaia wine is made.
Yes. The Tuscany on Festival is held every year in mid-August in Piazza Unità d'Italia, with music, cabaret, bands and DJs, followed by fireworks along the coast.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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