A second look at Italy, this time inland
The channel’s first Italian flight traced the canals of Venice; this one heads south and inland to Tuscany, circling Grosseto in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. At just over 17 minutes, it’s a relaxed scenic loop departing and returning to Grosseto Airport (LIRS), giving Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 room to render the region’s rolling hills and countryside rather than a single landmark.
Where Venice is defined by water and density, Grosseto and the surrounding Maremma area offer a different side of Italy — open farmland, low hills, and a quieter coastal plain south of Pisa and Florence.
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk, again
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk returns here, the same light aircraft flown in the channel’s Beskid & Brenna flight over Poland and the above-the-clouds flight near Düsseldorf. Its stable, forgiving handling continues to make it a natural fit for unhurried scenic routes like this one.
Grosseto and the Maremma
Grosseto is the main town of the Maremma, a historically marshy, now largely agricultural region of southern Tuscany. It sees far less flight-simulation coverage than Italy’s more famous cities, making it a useful contrast to the Venice flyover elsewhere on the channel.
Watch the flight
The full scenic flight is embedded above, or you can watch it on YouTube.
Related flights
For more of Italy, see the Venice flyover and the scenic tour around Elba Island; for more flying in the same aircraft, see the Beskid & Brenna flight over Poland, all linked below.
