Castelli Toscani
One of Italy’s most well-known areas is Tuscany. Tuscany, with its enchanting scenery from the hills to the sea. Tuscany is home to cities like Florence, Siena, Pisa, and others that have museums, cathedrals, old structures, and streets.
Tuscany is home to numerous historic Etruscan and Roman remains… Nonetheless, it is impossible to travel through this region without being aware of mediaeval Tuscany.
The Middle Ages’ little walled towns, which bear witness to the era in equal measure to its large metropolis, are still clearly evident.
All over the place, there are castles, fortresses, watchtowers, and town walls; some are well maintained, others are in ruins, but the primary remains are off the beaten path. This website was established to inform people about the existence and preservation status of these mediaeval testimonials.
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SienaDefining Castelvecchio simply as a “castle” is reductive: it is in fact a medieval fortified citadel, a true self-sufficient settlement with a complex urban structure, composed of defensive systems, civil and religious buildings, internal roads, mills, warehouses, and a monumental cistern for collecting rainwater.
GrossetoForte Filippo is a coastal fortification located in the municipality of Monte Argentario, on top of the promontory overlooking the district of Porto Ercole and the entire bay of the old port from the northeast.
SienaCastiglione D'Orcia seems to be the most ancient settlement of the area, although notices of the presence on site of a Parish Church and then of a castle dates back only from the Middle Age. The fortress controlled the ancient road that, from the Mount Amiata, leads to the Val d'Orcia.
PisaVicopisano became an important stronghold of the defensive organization of the Republic of Pisa. In 1406 the town fell under Florentines domain. Due to its strategic location, Vicopisano was strongly fortified by the Florentines as well, who charged the great architect Filippo Brunelleschi with its taste.
ArezzoPierle was a thorn in the side of the expansionist politics of the city-state of Cortona. The castle is still today located in the municipality of this town. The Podestà of this powerful city had to waste time and wage wars in order to submit the fiefs of the castle.
LuccaThe Rocca of Villa Basilica is the most imposing of the medieval remains rising along the rocky ridge overlooking the village of Villa Basilica, a town in the province of Lucca known for its ancient tradition of armorers and sword making.
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