Castagneto Carducci
Castagneto Carducci | |
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Comune di Castagneto Carducci | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 57022 |
Dialing code | 0565 |
Patron saint | St. Lawrence |
Saint day | 10 August |
Website | Official website |
Castagneto Carducci (Italian pronunciation: [kastaɲˈɲeːto karˈduttʃi]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of Florence and about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Livorno. It is named after the poet Giosuè Carducci, who spent there some years as a child.
Castagneto Carducci borders the following municipalities: Bibbona, Monteverdi Marittimo, San Vincenzo, Sassetta, Suvereto.
Toponymy
Castagneto (
Economy
Castagneto Carducci's economy is linked to agriculture and seaside and wine and food tourism, which, especially in summer, benefits from the area's numerous accommodation facilities, which have been awarded the prestigious "Bandiera Blue" cognition. Another important resource is the production of fine wines, which have made the wine cellars of Bolgheri and the surrounding area famous throughout the world. The production of extra virgin olive oil is also important.
Culture
Giosuè Carducci Literary Park and Museum-Archive The Museum-Archive, currently home to the Literary Park, preserves material on the life and works of the poet Giosuè Carducci acquired during the Carducci celebrations in 1982 and 1985. The Literary Park is characterised by various interesting itineraries that retrace places and landscapes of the Castagneto area present in Carducci's works and life.
Along the beach is the former Villa Margherita a Marina or sulla spiaggia, built by Walfredo, Count
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". demo.istat.it.
- ^ Capella della Gherardesca sulla spiaggia di Donoratico, L'Architettura Italiana, Anno XVIII, 1 September, 1923, pages 104-106.
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