Student’s Hostel Gowett is housed in a prestigious early twentieth century palace, built from the English administrations of Val di Cornia mines.
The property boasts a strategic position that allows visitors to enjoy an enchanting area of Tuscany, where nature and history merge in a stunning landscape.
Today it is a modern Youth Hostel ranging 100 beds available in double rooms and 4/6 bed dorms. All rooms are ensuite and are particularly suitable for families and school groups.
Situated in the St. Silvestro Archaeominenary Park, where the homonymous Medieval Rock and Temperino Mine are set, it is less than 5km far from the seaside of San Vincenzo and Donoratico. Val di Cornia naturalistic-archaelogical parks (Baratti and Populonia) are easily reachable from the hostel. Close to the hostel you’ll find the Documentation and Education Centre “Villa Lanzi” with multifunctional spaces, classrooms, libraries and internet rooms.
In the new and comfortable dining room of the hostel, our chef Bollito will let you taste all specialities from Tuscan, Emilian and Sicilian culinary art , with a wide range of dishes satisfying all customers’ requirements. Our greatly appreciated service will give you the best value for money
Val Di Cornia Parks and the Archaeological Museum of Populonia offer a wide range of advantages for school trips....[link]
Val di Cornia Parks tell the millenary history of the ancient Etruscans and they testify the mining and the metal working over the centuries, also proposing amazing natural landscapes, both coastal and hilly.
This stunning corner in Alta Maremma is a perfect blend of hills covered in mediterranean vegetation and beaches such as the enchanting Gulf of Baratti and Populonia.