Montorio, Sorano

The main gate of Montorio
The church of Santa Maria

Montorio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma.

Montorio is about 90 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Sorano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Sorano to Castell'Azzara. It was included — along with Castell'Ottieri, San Giovanni delle Contee and the castle of Sopano — in the small County of Ottieri in the Middle Ages. The county was abolished in 1616.[1]

Main sights

References

  1. (Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Montorio», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
  2. Carlo Citter, Guida agli edifici sacri della Maremma, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 2002.
  3. 1 2 Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.

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Coordinates: 42°44′30″N 11°46′1″E / 42.74167°N 11.76694°E / 42.74167; 11.76694


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