Castiglione della Pescaia - Museums Museo Archeologico The Archaeological Museum is also known as the Museum of Isidoro Falchi, a doctor who carried out excavations at the end of the nineteenth century, discovering ruins of the Etruscan housing centers and the necropolis of the city of” Vetluna”. The objects, which belong to the State, are shown in the windows in a chronological and topographic order. The peculiarity of the Archaeological Museum is that it is also accessible to a blind public.
Massa Marittima - Streets and Squares Piazza Garibaldi Massa Marittima: Piazza Garibaldi The architectural and urban beauty of the historic center and its square, Piazza Garibaldi, tells the splendor of the medieval age that made this country famous in Italy and in the world.
Follonica - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Leopoldo Built in the nineteenth century and characterized by a porch and canopy facade made entirely of cast iron (the only religious building in Italy with such specificity), as are inter alia the furnishings and interior decorations.
Castiglione della Pescaia - Churches and places of worship Pieve di San Giovanni Battista The parish church of San Giovanni Battista is a sacred building in Castiglione della Pescaia that was created in the 16th century from rooms used as a storage of weapons.
Massa Marittima - Archaeological Sites Zona Archeologica Etrusca The excavations started in the archaeological area in 1980, brought to light the remains of an Etruscan settlement organized in neighborhoods divided into different buildings and equipped with necropolis. Currently, only their foundations remain visible. Since 2001, the Archaeological Park was established, which includes the shores of Lake dell'Accesa and the dense surrounding forest.
Massa Marittima - Museums Mostra Permanente della Resistenza The Permanent Exhibition of the Resistance is located in the Council Hall of the Municipality of Massa Marittima. It was opened to the public in 1986 and was later reorganized on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation. The exhibition is divided into two sections composed of panels accompanied by images that address the theme of the Massetana Resistance and the Massacre of Niccioleta.
Massa Marittima - Museums Museo Civico Archeologico The Civic Archaeological Museum is located in the thirteenth-century Palazzo del Podestà since 1978, and exhibits materials from archaeological collections collected from 1875 by Gismondo Galli. The exhibition is divided into several sections where materials found in the Etruscan settlement of Lake dell'Accesa and in the necropolis of the territory are kept.
Massa Marittima - Museums Antico Frantoio The Ancient Oil Mill dates back to the end of the eighteenth century and exhibits the memories of the peasant civilization of the territory of Massa Marittima, through a collection of testimonies of the ancient craft of processing oil. The Oil Mill Museum was founded in 1990 and also houses a drive wheel connected to the millstone of which Leonardo da Vinci was its creator.
Massa Marittima - Museums Museo della Miniera The Mine Museum was founded in 1980 by a group of miners. It is located in the site of an ancient quarry composed of galleries used as a refuge during World War II. The exhibition path extends for about seven hundred meters where the different techniques of mineral extraction are exposed, and numerous machinery and working tools used up to a few are kept. years ago.
Massa Marittima - Museums Museo di Arte Sacra The Museum of Sacred Art was established in 2005 at the headquarters of the ancient church of San Pietro all'Orto. The exhibition halls retrace the most significant moments in the religious and civil history of the city, starting from the rule of the Prince Bishop until the decline of the city in the 16th century. The most important work is represented by Ambrogio Lorenzetti's painting 'The Majesty' on board.
Massa Marittima - Museums Museo del Risorgimento The Museum of the Risorgimento was founded in 1911. In the museum there are materials that testify to the political, economic and social transformation of Italy in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Inside we can admire paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, prints, weapons etc.