Pian d'Alma

Coordinates: 42°50′37″N 10°48′57″E / 42.84361°N 10.81583°E / 42.84361; 10.81583
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Pian d'Alma
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Pian d'Alma is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comuni of Castiglione della Pescaia and Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 24.[1]

Pian d'Alma is about 38 km from Grosseto, 17 km from Castiglione della Pescaia and 14 km from Scarlino, and it is situated in a plain, called padule Pian d'Alma, at the bottom of the hill of Poggio Ballone, near to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plain is crossed by the Alma river.

Main sights

  • Madonna del Rosario, main parish church of the village, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli in 1958.
  • Tower of Alma (10th century), ancient watchtower situated along the village's main street, it is now transformed into a private house.
  • Tower of Civette (14th century), old coastal tower, it is located by the sea near to the mouth of Alma river.
  • Castle of Maus (11th century), ruins of a fortress situated on the wooded hills which surround the village.

References

  1. Istat

Bibliography

  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997

See also