Colonia marina Giuseppina Saragat, Summer holiday camp in Marina di Grosseto, Italy.

Colonia Marina Giuseppina Saragat consists of two offset parallelepiped blocks of different heights, joined by a covered walkway paved in travertine and lined with slender square pillars. The three-storey sea-facing block has rows of rectangular windows and a closed loggia at its east end; its ground floor keeps travertine cladding, while upper plaster has fallen away to reveal mixed stone and brick masonry with reinforced-concrete floors.

This complex was designed and built in the late 1950s by engineer Teseo Cutini for the Italian Center of Social Solidarity. It operated as a seasonal retreat for children until the late 1970s as part of a broader national initiative to provide seaside experiences for young people.

The colony housed elementary school pupils in their second and third terms, drawn from classes 3, 4 and 5. A glazed sitting room served for rehearsals of plays, and the refectory with its adjoining kitchens was where the children ate together; on rainy days they gathered in a large hall holding the only television.

The complex stands on the north side of Marina di Grosseto, its west facade a few hundred metres from the beach, with the long straight Via delle Colonie running behind it. All entrances have been walled up, so the interior cannot be visited; the fenced 18,400 m² pinewood plot is private and abandoned. Two neighbouring former colonies, now schools, stand alongside.

The bronze sign reading "Istituto per l'infanzia Giuseppina Saragat" is mounted on steel tubes set into a base of exposed brick along Via delle Colonie. The building's west facade faces the sea, separated from it by a few hundred metres of beach, while the rear runs along the straight stretch of the road.