Manciano, Italy

Manciano, Italy

Manciano Italy

The most important site in the comune is Saturnia, an old Etruscan town with medieval walls, remains of a Roman road, and best known for its thermal springs dating to the Roman period and still in use today. The comune is also known to students of Late Antiquity as the place where the famous silver platter of Ardabur Aspar, consul in 434, was found (in the Fosso Castione, a small river near Marsiliana). The densely built town centre of the frazione of Montemerano, crowned by its leaning tower of San Lorenzo, is enclosed within its ancient walls. Montemerano became a power centre of the signori dei Baschi, who dominated the comune. The thirteenth‑century church is dedicated to San Lorenzo; frescoes still survive on its walls, as well as a polyptych by the Sienese painter Sano di Pietro. A short distance away, in open countryside, stands the church of Madonna del Castuzzo.
Recommended airport
Grosseto (GRS)
Nearby destinations
  • Grosseto a 39.56 km
  • Tarquinia a 42.43 km
  • Sorano a 19.04 km