{"id":11258,"date":"2025-11-15T16:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacra.it\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:54:39","slug":"fontanile-ducrot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacra.it\/en\/fontanile-ducrot\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypermaremma: “Il Fontanile” by Giuseppe Ducrot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hypermaremma: “Il Fontanile” by Giuseppe Ducrot<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n
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In the heart of the Tuscan Maremma, surrounded by dunes, pine forests, and open fields near the sea, stands the Fontanile Ducrot, a precious testimony to the region\u2019s past.
Built in the early 20th century and dedicated to Adolfo Loewi Ducrot, a Sicilian entrepreneur tied to Italian industrial and architectural history, the Fontanile once played a vital role in a landscape still marked by marshlands. It served as a crucial water source for agriculture and symbolized the transformation of the Maremma into a fertile land.\n<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n
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A FRAGMENT OF HISTORY IN THE HEART OF MAREMMA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Art, landscape, and cultural identity<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Today, within the Terre di Sacra nature reserve<\/strong>, the Fontanile Ducrot remains suspended between past and present a piece of rural architecture that harmonizes with its surroundings, evoking the deep connection between humanity, landscape, and memory.<\/p>\n

Fontanile Ducrot<\/a> in Capalbio<\/strong> is not merely a historical site; it embodies the layered identity of the Maremma. It tells a story of resilience, culture, and transformation where work and creativity merge into the soul of the territory. Now part of the cultural and artistic heritage of Terre di Sacra<\/strong>, the Fontanile Ducrot has become a focal point for reflection on history and a setting for contemporary art installations<\/strong> and creative narratives.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Hypermaremma: the power of contemporary art in nature<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n
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This dialogue between past and present finds a vivid expression in Hypermaremma<\/strong><\/a>, the festival that since 2019 has brought contemporary art<\/strong> into the heart of the Tuscan Maremma. Hypermaremma transforms the land itself into a museum without walls an open-air gallery<\/strong> where site-specific installations, performances, and interventions interact with the natural and architectural heritage of the region.<\/p>\n

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Within Terre di Sacra<\/strong>, the Fontanile Ducrot has become one of Hypermaremma\u2019s most evocative stages. Between fields, lagoons, and historic rural structures, the dialogue between art and landscape<\/strong> takes on new life, creating fleeting, poetic encounters that reshape the way visitors perceive the territory.<\/p>\n

Nel territorio di <\/span>Terre di Sacra<\/b>, il Fontanile Ducrot \u00e8 diventato una delle cornici pi\u00f9 suggestive per questi interventi, dove la <\/span>natura incontra l\u2019arte contemporanea<\/b> in un equilibrio di forme e significati.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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The landscape as a living artwork<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n
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The strength of Hypermaremma<\/strong> and the Fontanile Ducrot<\/strong><\/a> lies in their shared ability to transform the perception of place. An agricultural field becomes a stage, a pine grove an exhibition space, and a simple stone structure becomes a powerful symbol of creativity and renewal.
Through this interplay of art and nature<\/strong>, the Maremma reveals itself not just as a landscape to admire, but as a living, evolving work of art a space of inspiration and imagination.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Terre di Sacra: crossroads of history and contemporaneity<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Within Terre di Sacra<\/strong>, the “Fontanile” Ducrot and Hypermaremma\u2019s artistic projects embody a dialogue between heritage and innovation<\/strong>. Here, the Maremma emerges as an open-air cultural landscape<\/strong>, where agricultural history meets contemporary creativity, and the natural world becomes the canvas of artistic expression. The presence of Hypermaremma\u2019s artistic projects within the grounds of Terre di Sacra reveal a land where memory is preserved and simultaneously renewed. Along with \u201cFontanile\u201d make sure to visit \u201c<\/span>La Dodicesim Altalena<\/b><\/a>\u201d and \u201c<\/span>Spazio Amato<\/b><\/a>\u201d during your stay at Terre di Sacra.<\/span><\/p>\n

With its Retreat & Glamping<\/strong>, protected nature reserve, and deep ties to art and ecology, Terre di Sacra<\/strong> stands as a symbol of balance between beauty, memory, and modernity<\/strong> a place where every element, from architecture to environment, tells a story of harmony and transformation.<\/p>\n

Terre di Sacra, con la sua riserva naturale e il <\/span>Retreat & Glamping<\/b>, si conferma come luogo di dialogo tra <\/span>bellezza, memoria e creativit\u00e0<\/b>: un laboratorio di idee e armonie, capace di custodire il passato e guardare al futuro.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Discover the Fontanile Ducrot at Terre di Sacra: where history, art, and Hypermaremma meet in the natural and cultural heart of the Tuscan Maremma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":11242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,178,179,171,170,275,181],"tags":[69,70,71,74,666,665,105,668,662,661,663,667,660,664,115,78,649,79,151,118,669],"class_list":["post-11258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-capalbio-beach-resort","category-cycle-tourism-in-maremma","category-ecotourism-in-tuscany","category-excursions-in-maremma","category-family-holiday-in-the-country","category-glamping-en","category-terre-di-sacra-country-houses","tag-affitto-villa-vacanza-al-mare-en","tag-casa-vacanza-capalbio-en","tag-casa-vacanza-toscana-en","tag-casali-di-lusso-capalbio-en","tag-charming-holidays-in-tuscany","tag-ecotourism-in-tuscany","tag-ecoturismo-toscana-en","tag-family-beach-holidays","tag-holiday-home-in-capalbio","tag-holiday-home-in-tuscany","tag-luxury-farmhouses-in-capalbio","tag-luxury-holiday-in-capalbio","tag-luxury-seaside-villas-for-rent","tag-romantic-getaway-in-tuscany","tag-turismo-ecofriendly-toscana-en","tag-vacanza-di-charme-toscana-en","tag-vacanza-di-coppia-in-toscana","tag-vacanza-di-lusso-capalbio-en","tag-vacanza-in-oasi-wwf-en","tag-vacanze-al-mare-con-bambini-en","tag-wwf-oasis-vacation"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t