Museo Archeologico
Castiglione della Pescaia
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.
Pieve di San Giovanni Battista
Castiglione della Pescaia
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.
Museo di Storia Naturale della Maremma
Grosseto
(19 Km)
The Museum is located in the historic center of Grosseto in Piazza della Palma. The construction was initially a civil home, later it was transformed into a secular school, which carried the name “Vittorio Emanuele”. The Museum was inaugurated in 1879, and consists of 3 floors among which only 2 are exhibitions. The exhibitions are divided into two sections: that of Earth Sciences and that of Life Sciences. The first focuses on the geological evolution of Grosseto and the second shows samples.
Museo Archeologico e d'Arte della Maremma
Grosseto
(19 Km)
The Archaeological Museum of Art of Maremma was inaugurated in 1975 and consists of several thematic sections, exhibited in 40 rooms. The museum was created thanks to the intellectual Giovanni Chelli, who began to collect the objects. Also interesting are the exhibitions coming from different necropolis, from the Iron Age, to the Paleolithic, to the Etruscan era and the finds of the Roman period.
Museo Diocesano d'Arte Sacra
Grosseto
(19 Km)
The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art is located inside the building of the former court. The Museum was established in 1933, and inside it houses works from the whole Diocese of Grosseto and from the churches of the Maremma, precious objects, paintings and sculptures. The museum is open to the public.
Mostra Permanente della Resistenza
Massa Marittima
(32 Km)
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.
Museo del Castello e della Città
Piombino
(34 Km)
Museo del Mare
Piombino
(34 Km)
The Museum of the Sea is located at Palazzo Appiani, in Piazza Bovio. The building dates back to 300 and is also known as Palazzo Vecchio. The Museum was established in 1985 by the Institute of Marine Biology and Ecology of Piombino. Inside it collects and presents typical marine objects, parts of ships and ancient maritime artifacts. Today he also deals with monitoring the marine environment of the Mediterranean.
Museo Archeologico
Scansano
(38 Km)
The Archaeological Museum of Scansano was inaugurated in 2001 and preserves archaeological finds from the ancient age found in the Albegna Valley and finds from the Etruscan town of Ghiaccio Forte. The Museum welcomes materials from the excavations carried out by the Archaeological Superintendence of Tuscany and also the sections related to the production of wines of Southern Tuscany.
Museo della Civiltà del Lavoro
Campiglia Marittima
(37 Km)
The Museum of Labor Civilization collects about a thousand working tools characteristic of the Val di Cornia. In addition to those of agricultural work and artisanal or industrial use, the Museum also houses several wagons, tractors, cogs and steam locomotives of the twentieth century. You can also admire a collection of twelve thousand artifacts from the farmer's work from the Giovanni Lazzerini donation.
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Grosseto
(19 Km)
Built in 1294 in honor of the patron saint of the city to replace the pious old church of Santa Maria Assunta , it is a Gothic church, designed by the famous architect Sozzo Rustichini of Siena.
Chiesa di San Francesco
Grosseto
(19 Km)
Built in the Middle Ages, first as a Benedictine monastery of great importance then passed to the Franciscans. Inside there are numerous works of great artistic value dating back to various historical periods.
Convento delle Clarisse
Grosseto
(19 Km)
Of medieval origin, together with the church of the monastery , it is currently desecrated. The entire complex is nowadays restored in the seventeenth century Baroque style . It currently houses the Lab Museum as well as the university of the city
Chiesa di San Pietro
Grosseto
(19 Km)
Known for being the oldest building of the city of Grosseto it was built near the Via Aurelia crossing the historic city center. It was originally built as a parish church.
Palazzo Aldobrandeschi
Grosseto
(19 Km)
Situato in Piazza Dante, il palazzo è attualmente sede della provincia. L’edificio dalle origini medioevali è ora in stile neogotico in quanto fu quasi completamente ricostruito agli inizi del novecento per mano dell’architetto Lorenzo Porciatti.
Palazzo Tognetti
Grosseto
(19 Km)
Along the central Corso Carducci this beautiful building is an elegant and refined art nouveau palace distributed on three levels. The facade is a jewel of inestimable beauty with its rich decorations that appeal to all visitors.
Chiesa di San Leopoldo
Follonica
(20 Km)
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.
Piazza Garibaldi
Massa Marittima
(32 Km)
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.
Ansedonia citta' romana di Cosa
Orbetello
(51 Km)
The Ansedonia is located on the hill of the Orbetello lagoon. In 1981, the National Museum of Cosa was established within the archaeological area. Its foundation was realized by the collaboration between the Italian State and the American Academy in Rome. At first, the museum kept few works, but over time this was enriched. Of great interest are the decorations that embellish the temple on the Arce.
Area Archeologica di Roselle
Grosseto
(24 Km)
Zona Archeologica Etrusca
Massa Marittima
(25 Km)
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.
Teatro del Mare
Piombino
(33 Km)
Museo Civico Archeologico
Massa Marittima
(32 Km)
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.
Antico Frantoio
Massa Marittima
(32 Km)
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.
Museo della Miniera
Massa Marittima
(31 Km)
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.
Museo di Arte Sacra
Massa Marittima
(32 Km)
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.
Museo del Risorgimento
Massa Marittima
(32 Km)
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.
Museo Ambientale del W.W.F.
Orbetello
(45 Km)
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cosa
Orbetello
(45 Km)
The National Archaeological Museum of Cosa is located in Ansedonia, in the municipality of Orbetello. Work on the construction of the Museum was completed in 1990. It is composed of two salons, in which all the objects found according to their production are exhibited. The museum was built on the foundations of Quintus Fulvius's home.
Torre di Campese
Giglio Isola
(44 Km)
The coastal tower of Campese was built in the sixteenth century by Cosimo I de' Medici on a rock of the small port of Giglio Campese. He held the function of sighting and defending the west coast of Giglio Island from pirate raids. The Tower has a circular plan and on the base there is a cistern for collecting water. The property hosted the Genoese captain Enrico Alberto d'Albertis.
Rocca Aldobrandesca
Giglio Isola
(44 Km)
The Aldobrandesca Fortress of the Island of Giglio dates back to the tenth century in the Borgo di Giglio Castello. In the twelfth century the property passed to the family of the Aldobrandeschi who expanded its structure. Under Pisano rule, the city walls were restructured and during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries restorations were carried out due to the numerous pirate raids of the period. The building was composed of two main buildings that housed the residence of the governors and the podestà.
Torre del Lazzaretto
Giglio Isola
(45 Km)
The Torre del Lazzaretto is a coastal fortification and was built by Cosimo I de Medici. The goal was to protect the island from pirates. The work lasted several decades and ended in 1624. Over the years, it has undergone various restructuring as a result of attacks and destruction. Today, the tower has a quadrangular shape and is privately owned.
Torre del Saraceno
Giglio Isola
(45 Km)
The Saraceno Tower was built in medieval times on the part of the east coast of Giglio Isola. The name comes from the raid of the Saracens, who destroyed the original structure of the Tower. The building turns out to be circular with walls in stone blocks. On the outside walls, on the other hand, there are several slots of a quadrangular shape.
Torre del Guascone
Grosseto
(21 Km)
The Torre del Guascone is one of the oldest of the walls of Montepescali, it was erected in the Middle Ages with the aim of spotting enemies and protecting Montepescali from attacks. The fortification has still remained intact today. Currently, the tower is private property.
Porta Grossetana
Grosseto
(26 Km)
The Grossetana Gate is one of the two initial gates of the city walls of Batignano, Grosseto. The door was erected around the twelfth century, along the walls that allowed access to the village. The door is still well preserved today.
Porta Senese
Grosseto
(26 Km)
The Sienese door was built in the twelfth century. Subsequently, the tower was modified, replacing a part, with a small building on guard. The latest restorations, made at the beginning of the millennium, made it possible to recover the ancient structure.
Portaccia di Istia
Grosseto
(25 Km)
The door was built in the twelfth century, simultaneously with the tower. Over the centuries, the structure underwent several changes that, during the Sienese occupation, added the upper arches. With the spread of malaria, and the abandonment of the territory, they determined the degradation of the walls and the door itself. The door is currently in a poor state of preservation.
Torre Belvedere
Grosseto
(21 Km)
The Belvedere Tower was built in the Middle Ages. It is characterized by its quadrangular shape. Various redevelopment interventions were carried out that culminated the construction of the fortification. The property is situated in Grosseto. Its walls are stone realizations. For defensive purposes, the tower was also equipped with a louver.
Torre di Collelungo
Grosseto
(18 Km)
Torre di Castel Marino
Grosseto
(18 Km)
The Tower of Castel Marino is located in the Maremma natural park, set on a hill. It was erected in medieval times by the Aldobrandeschi, to spot the coastal strip, but following the construction of the nearby tower of Collelungo, it lost its initial function. The tower is in the form of a ruin, ruined on two sides, with the shoe base characterized by the truncated pyramidal shape and the walls covered in stone.
Torre della Trappola
Grosseto
(17 Km)
The Torre della Trappola is located to the right of the Ombrone river in the homonymous marsh area in Grosseto. The tower was built in medieval times by Meo Guiducci di Torrenieri, on commission of the Municipality of Siena, with the aim of defending the port, and included not only the current construction, but of the ancient salt pans, a complex of buildings, a curtain wall and the church of Sant'Antonio. The tower has a brick shoe structure in the shape of a truncated pyramid.
Forte di San Rocco
Grosseto
(10 Km)
This building is a coastal fortification near the marina. In the second half of the 18th century the Lorraine ordered the construction of this complex in the place where a pre-existing building with military functions stood. Originally, the structure served as a checkpoint for the coast and also as a logistics base. The entire fortification is clad in bricks and is protected by a series of wall curtains, while inside it there is a courtyard.
Forte delle Marze
Grosseto
(4 Km)
The fort dates back to the mid-18th century and was once the home of ministers. A work by engineer L. Ximenes, who over the years has no longer been used as a residence and has been used as a military fort. Due to numerous renovations and the backward of the coastline, the building has undergone numerous changes. The original elements that we can still observe today are in the walls covered in stone and in the upper part covered by a four-pitched roof.
Baluardo delle Palle
Grosseto
(19 Km)
The Bulwark of the Palls, also called Bastione Maiano, is located south of the city. He was the first to be built in the Medici era. It is part of the long walls and stands out from the others because it has frescoes on the frame with the coat of arms of the influential family. Today it is partially damaged due to the bombings of World War II.
Torre Uccellina
Grosseto
(22 Km)
The Uccellina Tower is located along the ridge of the Uccellina Mountains, and was built in the first half of the '300, with the aim of spotting and defending the Abbey of San Rabano. The construction is quadrangular and the walls are covered with stone.
Baluardo di San Michele
Grosseto
(19 Km)
This bulwark is located in the southwestern part of the medieval walls and was built in the second half of the 16th century during the construction of the Medici walls. The building has a polygonal plan with a large shoe base. A pedestrian walk was realized during the works of the '800 which is still visible.
Castello di Montorgiali
Scansano
(34 Km)
The Castle of Montorgiali was built during the twelfth century at the behest of the family of the homonymous accounts, vassals of the Aldobrandeschi family. The complex has historical references dating back to 1188 from a bubble of Pope Clement III directed to the Bishop of Grosseto. The Montorgiali family sold the Castle to the Republic of Siena in 1378 after having sided against the branch of Santa Fiora. The structure of the Castle consists of several buildings leaning among themselves.
Porta Grossetana
Scansano
(38 Km)
Porta Grossetana is thought to date back to the sixteenth century. It was part of a complex that allowed entry into the city by crossing a moat first. The façade also featured the coat of arms of the noble family.
Castello di Montepò
Scansano
(40 Km)
Historical news of the Castle of Montepò dates back to 1188, found in a bubble by Pope Clement III. The building was entirely rebuilt by the Lords of Cotton in the fourteenth century and around 1378 it passed under the control of Siena and the Sergardi family. During the Renaissance era it was transformed into a fortified farm. The structure has a semi-regular quadrilateral shape flanked by four corner towers that originally had a defensive function.
Teatro degli Industri
Grosseto
(19 Km)
The Teatro degli Industri is the main theater in Grosseto. The first show was built in 1819 by the Academy of Industri. The room had the capacity to accommodate more than 500 people. Later, between 1888 and 1892 the theater was renovated and expanded by the Sienese architect Agusto Corbi. Thus, a horseshoe room was built, for a capacity of 800 spectators, with 56 stages.
Castello di Magona
Campiglia Marittima
(39 Km)
The Castle of Magona was built in the early 16th century. After being the residence of Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany, he passed under the management of the Merciai family who turned it into a “Historical Home” open to all visitors.
Torre di San Biagio
Orbetello
(52 Km)
Torre San Biagio was built in the Middle Ages on the promontory of Ansedonia in a position facing the sea. Over the centuries it lost its function of sighting and defence, but fortunately during the twentieth century it was incorporated into a private complex that maintained its original shape and structure. The tower still retains the shoe base and there are still some remains of the wall structure of the walls.
Torre San Pancrazio
Orbetello
(51 Km)
The San Pancrazio Tower was built around the 16th century by the Spaniards, with the aim of defending the coastal stretch of the State of the Presidi. The structure has a circular plan with a door located in the mezzanine floor reached by a flight of external stairs with its drawbridge below.
Torre Tagliata o Puccini
Orbetello
(52 Km)
The Torre della Tagliata is located in the municipality of Orbetello, is a sixteenth-century construction, of a quadrangular section that rests on a cordoned shoe base in stone. A special feature is located on the first floor where the entrance door is preceded by a bridge. At the southwestern corner there is a small guard post with a domed cover.
Forte delle Saline
Orbetello
(39 Km)
Torre di Talamonaccio
Orbetello
(34 Km)
The Talamonaccio Tower was erected in the Middle Ages and had the initial function of a watchtower and defense of the homonymous promontory. The structure has a square plan and some windows open in the walls. Internally, the building consists of several rooms connected to each other through an internal corridor.
Rocca di Talamone
Orbetello
(31 Km)
Torre delle Cannelle
Orbetello
(31 Km)
The Tower of Cannelle was built during the sixteenth century at the behest of the Medici family. Located in the northern part of the town of Talamone, it had functions of sighting and defending the coast. After the eighteenth century, the structure fell into degradation, and after the Unification of Italy it was privatized.
Torre di Poggio Raso
Orbetello
(28 Km)
The Tower of Poggio Raso or Torre Rivolta was probably erected in the Renaissance times in the coastal part of the promontory of the Monti dell'Uccellina. It has a circular shape and stone wall parts. Internally it is distributed on four levels where rectangular windows open. Its function was mainly of sighting and defending the coastal area of Talamone.
Cisterna di Cittadella
Piombino
(34 Km)
It is a typical white marble monument that dates back to the mid-fifteenth century. It was built by Andrea di Francesco Guardi. The construction is characterized, on three sides, by the depictions of three faces: that of Jacopo II, his wife and son. Instead, the fourth side engraved the Gentilizio Coat of Arms. Today it is in excellent condition.
Mura Leonardesche
Piombino
(34 Km)
The Leonardesca Walls of Piombino were built in the fourteenth century with the aim of defending the city of Piombino from Mediterranean pirates. According to the studies carried out, the walls were built up to 10 meters in height, but unfortunately, today there are only a few sections of the ancient fortification left. The walls were the subject of study of Leonardo Da Vinci's military engineering at the beginning of the '500.
Le Mura
Piombino
(34 Km)
The walls of Piombino were built during the fourteenth century with the aim of protecting against raids of Mediterranean privateers and from the various threats of the hinterland. The structure was composed of walls that were about two meters wide and more than ten meters high. The most significant stretch is the one located along Via Leonardo Da Vinci.
Palazzo dei Priori
Piombino
(34 Km)
The Palazzo Comunale di Piombino is a thirteenth-century monument. Before that, the monument was known by the name Palazzo dei Priori. The Clock Tower and the bronze bell date back to the beginning of the 17th century. A Romanesque column is recessed in the right atrium. Of great interest is the Council Room, the lunette on the front door is frescoed with a painting depicting the Madonna With Child.
Casa delle Bifore
Piombino
(34 Km)
The House of Mullioned Window or Casa Minelli, is a small palace in Piombino, located in via Ferruccio next to the Palazzo Comunale. Its name comes from mullioned windows with pointed arches and column on the façade. The building is assumed to date back to 1200. Currently, the building houses the Historical Archive of the city of Piombino. Today, public initiatives are organized to promote their heritage, guided tours and educational activities in collaboration with schools and with other bodies and associations.
Torrione Rivellino
Piombino
(34 Km)
Cattedrale di Sant'Antimo
Piombino
(34 Km)
The most interesting sacred building in Piombino is certainly the Cathedral of Sant'Antimo. The fourteenth-century church, the current cathedral of Sant'Antimo, was built according to the forms of Sienese Gothic. The facade of the monument is made of red brick, of great interest is the beautiful cloister, the only example of architecture of the Principality.
Torrione
Piombino
(33 Km)
Fortezza e Cassero Senese
Grosseto
(19 Km)
This building dates back to the '300, and is one of the many forts, which are located along the Walls of Grosseto. Of great interest is the fact that this is the only element of the old medieval walls that was not modified during the reconstruction in the 16th century. The building is an imposing rectangular tower with exteriors covered in travertine. On the external facade you can see the white-black coat of arms of Siena and the typical double arch. Now the Cassero is used for various artistic and photographic exhibitions.
Palazzo degli Aldobrandeschi
Grosseto
(19 Km)
The building overlooks Piazza Dante and its construction dates back to the Middle Ages. It has a polygonal shape developed on four raised floors and one underground. Observing the articulations of volumes, the use of materials and decorative elements you can notice the neo-Gothic style; even the interior is characterized by the same style with pictorial decorations on the walls and with a fake cruise time.
Fortezza Medicea
Grosseto
(19 Km)
The Medici Fortress is a real fortified citadel, made of bricks that responded to the principles of modern military architecture. The Fortress has a pentagonal shape and in the center the Piazza d'Armi opens, the heart of the Fortress, which has a rectangular shape and is surrounded by remains of the sixteenth-century buildings. High level cultural and museum center, since 2003 it houses the classrooms of the Grosseto University Pole. In summer, theatrical and musical performances are held there.
Torre Bassa
Magliano in Toscana
(28 Km)
The Bassa Tower is located in the Maremma Natural Park, in the Municipality of Magliano. The building was erected at the beginning of the 12th century. In the fourteenth century the tower was owned by the Sienese Marsili family, who owned the structure for a long time. The tower had a quadrangular structure. Today, only a few ruins are visible.
Torre Cala di Forno
Magliano in Toscana
(27 Km)
The Tower of Cala di Forno is located in the Municipality of Magliano, not far from the beach of Cala di Forno. The building was rebuilt during the second half of the sixteenth century, at the behest of the Medici. The tower was a medieval structure and had the function of defending the territory against pirate attacks. After a long period of abandonment, there are only a few ruins left of the structure.
Torre dell' Argentiera
Monte Argentario
(43 Km)
The Torre dell'Argentiera was built in the Middle Ages, during the period when the territory was under the rule of the Aldobrandeschi. During the sixteenth century it became an important sighting point even if not of primary importance. Today the tower is owned by the Municipality of Monte Argentario.
Forte del Pozzarello
Monte Argentario
(42 Km)
Torre del Calvello
Monte Argentario
(42 Km)
The Calvello Tower was built during the State of the Presidi in the sixteenth century. It is located on the hill overlooking the Cala del Pozzarello, in the Municipality of Monte Argentario. His role was to sighting and defending the northern coast of the territory. But during World War II the building was semi-destroyed and today only the few parts left are visible.
Forte Porto San Stefano
Monte Argentario
(41 Km)
Fort Porto Santo Stefano is a characteristic Spanish fortress built around the 17th century. It is divided into two different levels: the base on which it rests and the tower. Since it has been recently refurbished, it is in excellent condition. From the fort you can enjoy a wonderful view of the city.
Torre di Lividonia
Monte Argentario
(40 Km)
The Tower of Lividonia was built during the sixteenth century on a project by Francesco de Marchi, the engineer whose office took place in 1548 by the Republic of Siena itself. The structure has a quadrangular plan with an entrance door on the first floor. There are also slots open at different heights on the facade towards the sea.
Torre Ciana
Monte Argentario
(48 Km)
The Ciana Tower was built during the fifteenth century probably on a project by Francesco Giorgio Martini. His role was purely defensive of the coastal area of the Republic of Siena. Subsequently, the structure had damage by the pirate raids but resumed its function during the Napoleonic garrison. The structure consists of a circular plan on three levels and walls covered in stone and shingled plaster.
Torre dell' Avvoltore
Monte Argentario
(48 Km)
The Tower of the Vulture was built in medieval times, at the behest of the Aldobrandeschi. He had a strategic role, mainly that of sighting, controlling the southern part of Monte Argentario. The current structure is due to the Sienese, who in 1459 completely rebuilt it. The building communicated to the east with the Star Fort and to the west with Torre Ciana, thus strengthening the coastal defensive zone.
Torre delle Cannelle
Monte Argentario
(48 Km)
The Tower of Cannelle was built in the fifteenth century on a project by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Sienese architect. The function of the tower was to defend and sighting enemy ships and raids by pirates who were frequent at that time. The structure has a hexagonal plan that rests on a high shoe base and is divided into three levels. The most recent part consists of the basement obtained in the basement space.
Forte Stella
Monte Argentario
(50 Km)
Rocca Spagnola
Monte Argentario
(50 Km)
Torre Maddalena
Monte Argentario
(44 Km)
Torre della Maddalena is located in Monte Argentario. It was built in the fifteenth century by the Sienese, with the aim of carrying out activities along the sea. In the sixteenth century the building passed to the Spaniards from which it was also renovated. Since 1834 the tower no longer performed military functions and in 1867, it was sold to private individuals.
Forte Filippo
Monte Argentario
(49 Km)
Fort Philip was erected in the second half of the 16th century, by Giovanni Camerini. It is located on the top of a promontory, where before a sighting facility stood. In fact, the Fort also had the task of defending the area and also performing the function of sighting. Over the centuries, it was used as a prison and during the bombings of World War II, as a refuge for the populations.
Forte Santa Caterina
Monte Argentario
(49 Km)
Torre di Cala Grande
Monte Argentario
(42 Km)
The Tower of Cala Grande was built during the fifteenth century by the Sienese with the task of defending and sighting the coastal stretch of the Republic of Siena. Later, during the Unification of Italy it was modified and transformed into a lighthouse under the management of the Navy. In the second half of the 20th century, the Lighthouse was also discontinued and the construction went into private management.
Torre di Cala Moresca
Monte Argentario
(43 Km)
The Tower of Cala Moresca was built in the second half of the sixteenth century due to the Spagnoli. His main role was to defend the coast of the State of the Presidi. In the following centuries the structure was abandoned and the cove below became the point of pirate raids. The tower has a quadrangular plan, but unfortunately there is little left from the top that was developed on three levels with its slots.
Torre di Cala Piccola
Monte Argentario
(44 Km)
The Tower of Cala Piccola was built during the fifteenth century, at the behest of the Republic of Siena. His main role was to defend the southern coastal stretch. During the sixteenth century it was rebuilt by the Spaniards, always maintaining its defensive purpose. Since 1867, following the Unification of Italy, it was sold to individuals. The structure has a circular plan with an upper part divided into three levels with its terrace for sightings.
Torre Cacciarella
Monte Argentario
(41 Km)
The Torre della Cacciarella is a maritime tower built after the mid-sixteenth century by the Spaniards, in Monte Argentario near the coastal stretch. The structure underwent an attempt to assault by pirates, but despite this, it retained the architectural elements until its renovation took place in 1825. In the same year his sighting function was also strengthened, with the construction of an annexed chapel.
Torre di Capo d'Uomo
Monte Argentario
(44 Km)
The Tower of Capo d'Uomo dates back to medieval times. The tower was built at the behest of the Aldobrandeschi family. Below it became an important point of defense, also communicating with the Torre di Cala Piccola and the Torre della Maddalena. Unfortunately, the defensive structure lost its original form over time.
Teatro delle Rocce
Gavorrano
(18 Km)
Castello di Pietra
Gavorrano
(18 Km)
Castello di Montesolaio
Campiglia Marittima
(37 Km)