Grosseto - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Castel Marino 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.
Grosseto - Walls, towers and gates Porta Senese 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.
Giglio Isola - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Saraceno 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.
Giglio Isola - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Campese 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.
Giglio Isola - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Lazzaretto 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.
Grosseto - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Guascone 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.
Grosseto - Walls, towers and gates Porta Grossetana 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.
Grosseto - Walls, towers and gates Torre Belvedere 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.
Grosseto - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Trappola 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.
Grosseto - Walls, towers and gates Baluardo delle Palle 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.
Grosseto - Walls, towers and gates Torre Uccellina 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.
Magliano in Toscana - Walls, towers and gates Torre Bassa 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.
Magliano in Toscana - Walls, towers and gates Torre Cala di Forno 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell' Argentiera 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Calvello 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Lividonia 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre Ciana 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell' Avvoltore 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre delle Cannelle 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre Maddalena 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Cala Grande 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Cala Moresca 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Cala Piccola 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre Cacciarella 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.
Monte Argentario - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Capo d'Uomo 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.
Orbetello - Walls, towers and gates Torre di San Biagio 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.
Orbetello - Walls, towers and gates Torre San Pancrazio 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.
Orbetello - Walls, towers and gates Torre Tagliata o Puccini 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.
Orbetello - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Talamonaccio 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.
Orbetello - Walls, towers and gates Torre delle Cannelle 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.
Orbetello - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Poggio Raso 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.
Scansano - Walls, towers and gates Porta Grossetana 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.
Sorano - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell'Orologio e Masso Leopoldino The Leopoldino Boulder was a fortified structure located in the historic center of Sorano and represented one of the defence fortifications of the Tufo Area. Called Rocca Vecchia, it also included the Clock Tower. It also served as a shelter for the population during enemy sieges. The Tower has a square plan with battlements on the top and below the crowning is the clock that gives its name.