Category: 5. History, Art and Culture

The fortification was built in the 12th century as a possession of a local family, the counts of Santa Fiora. Montorgiali Castle is located in a dominant position overlooking the entire village, on the...

Many archaeological remains that you can find in the area date back to the middle ages. The municipality already in Etruscan and Roman times is characterized by the fact that the area is rich in minerals, evidence of...

According to tradition, the sanctuary, modern-looking (the last interventions date back to 1934), was erected to house the statue of the Madonna and child, thought to be brought from Africa by San Cerbone and...

Canine history goes back to the Etruscan period. Calder was the residence of the Farnese family, and right in town was born on 28 February 1468 Alessandro Farnese, afterwards became Pope Paul III.  He lived...

Farnese is a typical medieval village situated on a volcanic outcrop to the West of the Lake of Bolsena on the border with Tuscany, not far from the Tyrrhenian coast, to 343 metres above sea level....

Established in 1958 as “Pietro lotti” Antiquarium, the Civic Museum of Ischia di Castro was redesigned in 2005 and is set in accordance with a provision of educational materials that follows a chronological path,...

Necropolis of Ponte San Pietro is situated near the border with the territory of Manciano.  Besides the remains of the medieval bridge, there is a protovillanovian necropolis, in which there are artificial caves and tombs including the ‘ widow ‘...

The current Fort was built around the middle of the sixteenth century, in the place where was probably situated a pre-existing medieval structure. The tower used to be the southernmost State of Presidi defensive outpost...

The tower of Cala di Forno is located along the coastline of the municipality of Magliano in Toscana, on a promontory of the Uccellina mountains, to the Southwest of the small beach of cala di...

The Tower of the beautiful Maddox is located at the western side of the municipality of Magliano in Toscana, in the heart of the Maremma natural park, on a Foothill overlooking hills of the Uccellina...