Castiglione Della Pescaia

Castiglione Della Pescaia

Castiglione della Pescaia in the heart of Tuscany Maremma is a well-known tourist resort known for the quality of its sea and its beaches, many times awarded by Legambiente, thus positioning the first resort for environmental quality and tourism in the annual ranking of Legambiente and Touring Club. For these reasons rinomita Castiglione is in "the little Switzerland" or "the Switzerland of Maremma." The village has had a past with its important port starting from Etruscan and Roman. During the year Mille was Pisan domain, knowing a period of economic growth and prosperity to achieve its autonomy in the thirteenth century. During the fifteenth Castiglione della Pescaia was first conquered by the Medici, then was occupied by the Aragonese for several years towards the middle of the century and finally came under the control of Piccolomini of Siena. In the mid-sixteenth century the country suffered a first Spanish conquest and subsequent annexation in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Castiglione della Pescaia puts the importance of the old town on the promontory dominated by the medieval castle origins. In the center are preserved several historical buildings clear medieval origins characterized by stone walls. Within the country can find the sixteenth century Church of St. John the Baptist, which is located in the upper part of the country and has a distinctive bell tower that rests on a circular tower; inside the relics of St. William of Aquitaine. The Church of Santa Maria del Giglio era eighteenth guards inside a canvas of the Baroque period. Leaving from the town center carrying along the bed of the river Bruna can observe some Roman ruins. Over the river is visible eighteenth Red House, built by Ximenes during asbestos remediation of unhealthy swamp, creating the definitive disappearance of Lake Prile.

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