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Villages and towns / 12.01.2015

Military outpost Grosseto is the capital of the Province of Grosseto and lies approximately 12 km from the sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain, on the Ombrone river. Grosseto became over the centuries an important center for its military and trade activities. The origins of Grosseto can be searched to the 9th century; the castellum of Grosseto from 12th to 14th century has been powered to the Aldobrandeschi, then started in 1259 the...

Villages and towns / 12.01.2015

[gallery columns="1" ids="16728,16730"] The medieval Populonia This small village in the municipality of Piombino is extremely rich in historical treasures. Populonia is a small medieval village of 15th century, situated on the hill overlooking the beautiful beach of Baratti. The village is dominated by the massive Rock and divided along four narrow lanes. Populonia has also a small Archaeological Museum housed in an old oil-mill. The Baratti-Populonia Archeological Park The territory has an huge quantity of relics...

Villages and towns / 12.01.2015

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Villages and towns / 12.01.2015

[gallery columns="1" ids="16735,16733"]  A jewel of architecture Massa Marittima is the historical capital of the mining territory of the Metalliferous Hills in the Alta Maremma (in Massa Marittima is it also possible to visit the mine) and lies just a few kilometers from the sea and 20 minutes from Follonica.  Gem of the 14th century Massa Marittima has been inhabited since prehistoric periods as evidenced by well- preserved remains at the Archaeological Museum. The town, which reached...