any , ▁a ▁fra zione ▁of ▁the ▁comune ▁of ▁Gros set o . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁ 2 0   km ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁capital , ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Natural ▁Park ▁of ▁Mare m ma . ▁This ▁area ▁includes ▁the ▁surrounding ▁rural ▁territ ories ▁which ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁foot - h ills ▁of ▁the ▁hinter land ▁and ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁sea , ▁crossing ▁the ▁northern ▁pe aks ▁of ▁the ▁U cc ell ina ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁History ▁Even ▁during ▁pre history ▁some ▁ancient ▁c aves ▁were ▁inhab ited , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ogli etto , ▁which ▁conser ves ▁traces ▁of ▁even ▁more ▁recent ▁life ▁( B ron ze ▁Age , ▁Roman ▁period ), ▁E tr us can ▁( P og gio ▁R aso ) ▁and ▁Roman ▁( S anta ▁Frances ca , ▁Le ▁F ras che ) ▁remains ▁are ▁present ▁mainly ▁towards ▁Tal am one ▁and ▁along ▁Via ▁A ure lia . ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁rural ▁residence ▁area , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁impos ing ▁mass ▁of ▁the ▁Villa ▁Grand uc ale , ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁centuries , ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁free hold ▁Reform ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁allocation ▁of ▁the ▁territ ories ▁to ▁far mers , ▁most ▁coming ▁from ▁Ven eto ▁and ▁Northern ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Environment ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁man , ▁the ▁natural ▁surrounding ▁ha vens , ▁with ▁their ▁her itage ▁of ▁game ▁res erves ▁and ▁large ▁flower ▁exp ans es , ▁have ▁been ▁saved . ▁At