Byways in southern Tuscany . 35. Orbetello. The Walls CHAPTER III The Legend of Bella Marsilia—Talamone—Al-BEGNA—Orbetello LITTLE beyond the ferry of theOmbrone you enter the charmingnarrow valley of the Uccellina, lyingbetween the hills of its name and an-other ridge on the inland side, oflower slopes, scrub and grass-covered,the Poggi di Montiano. It is a littleoasis between the plains at either end,a flowery, woodsy place where it isvery sweet to linger in springtime. The valley was part ofthe holdings of the Aldobrandeschi, from whom it passedin the fourteenth century to the Marsili of Sie

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Byways in southern Tuscany . 35. Orbetello. The Walls CHAPTER III The Legend of Bella Marsilia—Talamone—Al-BEGNA—Orbetello LITTLE beyond the ferry of theOmbrone you enter the charmingnarrow valley of the Uccellina, lyingbetween the hills of its name and an-other ridge on the inland side, oflower slopes, scrub and grass-covered,the Poggi di Montiano. It is a littleoasis between the plains at either end,a flowery, woodsy place where it isvery sweet to linger in springtime. The valley was part ofthe holdings of the Aldobrandeschi, from whom it passedin the fourteenth century to the Marsili of Siena. Col-lechio, midway of the valley, was the central point of thisestate and is represented now by a group of substantialmodern buildings. From this point come into view three 36

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