Manciano is found in the center of an area of greatest archaeological importance, at approximately 60 km from Grosseto, 18 km to the south-west of Pitigliano and 40 km to the northeast of Orbetello. The town, situated on the top of a hill at 444 meters of altitude, is dominated from the Rocca, today seat of the municipality.
The village of Manciano was founded as an important fortress of Aldobrandeschi between the twelfth and thirteenth century, it was then from 1416 under the Republic of Siena, and in 1455 became a possession of the Orsini, Count of Pitigliano.
In the municipality of Manciano there is the famous spa village of Saturnia.
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The imposing mass of the Fortress of Manciano, Grosseto |
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The steeple of the Church of San Leonardo, Manciano, Grosseto |
Characteristic street, Manciano, Grosseto |
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The monumental fountain, work of Vincenzo Rosignoli (1913), which is at the center of Piazza Garibaldi, it was built to celebrate the completion of the Aqueduct of the Fiora, Manciano, Grosseto |
The interior of the Church of San Leonardo, Manciano, Grosseto |
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The Bell Tower Clock (XV century), Manciano, Grosseto |
Facade of the church of San Leonardo, Manciano, Grosseto |
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The Fortress, Manciano, Grosseto |
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Facade of the church of San Leonardo, Manciano, Grosseto |
The Fortress, Manciano, Grosseto |
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