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Tuscany is a land rich in history, legends and traditions rooted in distant eras. Its castles, ancient bastions of defense and symbols of power, tell stories of noble families, intrigues and battles that have marked…

Collelungo Tower

Collelungo Tower, built between 1587 and 1597, was part of this reorganization plan and was erected to replace the nearby and older…

Tower of Castelmarino

The Tower of Castelmarino was likely one of the first structures used for coastal surveillance within what is now the Maremma Park….

Porrona Castle

Built by the Sienese in the early 13th century, it was almost entirely rebuilt during the Renaissance, in the early 16th century….

Stachilagi Castle

The ruins of the Castle of Stachilagi, also known as La Castellaccia, rise atop a hill overlooking the valley of the Elsa…

Forte Filippo

Forte Filippo is a coastal fortification located in the municipality of Monte Argentario, on top of the promontory overlooking the district of…

Rocca of Montevitozzo

The Roccaccia, or Rocca di Monte Vitozzo, stands at an altitude of 926 meters within the Monte Penna Nature Reserve. Formerly known…

Castell'Ottieri Castle

Castell'Ottieri was part of the numerous castles of minor dominions tied to the powerful feudal family of the Aldobrandeschi that studded this…

Roccaccia di Montauto

The Rocca di Montauto, better known as Roccaccia, although in ruins, still stands today in the form of an imposing quadrangular fortification….

San Bruzio Parish Church

Near the Etruscan sepulchral area sited outside the town of Magliano in Toscana, sourrounded by olive-groves, rise the rests of the Romanic…

San Rabano Abbey and Uccellina Tower

Between the slopes of Poggio Lecci and Poggio Uccellina is the monastery of Santa Maria Alborense (San Rabano) of the Benedictine order…