Boccheggiano
View of Boccheggiano
The gate of Torricella
Boccheggiano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montieri, province of Grosseto, in the area of Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 339.[1]
Boccheggiano is about 48 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Montieri, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Massa Marittima with Monticiano. It was an important mining village.
Main sights
- Church of San Bartolomeo (15th century), main parish church of the village, it was restructured many times (in 1864, 1986, 1990)
- Church of San Sebastiano (14th century), it was restructured in the 17th century
- Walls of Boccheggiano, old fortifications which surround the village since the 13th century
- Gate of Torricella, main gate and access to the medieval village
- Gate of Villa, destroyed
- Municipal Theatre of Boccheggiano, it was built in 1927
- Garden of Sounds (Giardino dei Suoni), a park of contemporary art founded by artist Paul Fuchs
References
Bibliography
- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
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Coordinates: 43°5′25″N 11°2′1″E / 43.09028°N 11.03361°E
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