Montorsaio

View of Montorsaio

The church of Santi Cerbone e Michele

Montorsaio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Campagnatico, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 167.^[1]

Montorsaio is about 20 km from Grosseto and 11 km from Campagnatico, and it is situated on a hill above the Ombrone river.

Main sights

Church of Santi Cerbone e Michele (12th century), main parish church of the village
Church of Santissimo Crocifisso, ancient church re-built in the 20th century
Convent of San Benedetto alla Nave (14th century), now transformed into a farmhouse
Walls of Montorsaio, old fortifications which surround the village since the 12th century
Cassero Senese, a 13th-century fortress

References

↑ (Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat

Bibliography

Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999

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Coordinates: 42°53′26″N 11°12′13″E / 42.89056°N 11.20361°E / 42.89056; 11.20361

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