Manciano, Italy

Manciano, Italy

Manciano Italy

The most important site in the comune is Saturnia, an ancient Etruscan town with medieval walls, remains of a Roman road, and thermal springs that date back to the Roman period and are still in use today. Manciano 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 creek near Marsiliana. The densely built town center of the frazione of Montemerano, crowned by its leaning tower of San Lorenzo, is enclosed within its ancient walls. Montemerano became a power center of the signori dei Baschi, who dominated the comune. The 13th-century church is dedicated to San Lorenzo; frescoes remain on its walls, and it houses a polyptych by the Sienese painter Sano di Pietro. A short distance away, in the open countryside, is 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