Puntone di Scarlino is a village in Tuscany, Central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 345.[1]
Puntone di Scarlino
Puntone / Portiglioni | |
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 Portus Scabris Archaeological Museum | |
  Puntone di Scarlino Location of Puntone di Scarlino in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′23″N 10°47′27″E / 42.88972°N 10.79083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Scarlino |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 503 |
| Demonym | Puntonesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58020 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Puntone is about 41 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Scarlino, and it is situated on the Gulf of Follonica, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a tourist resort with a well-equipped marina.
Main sights
edit- Portus Scabris Archaeological Museum, full of Roman artefacts found during the construction of the port.
- Chapel of Puntone, little church that is part of the parish of Pian d'Alma.
- Former church of San Severo a Portiglioni, it is attested in a document of 1104 and its ruins lie next to the village.
- Tower of Portiglioni, old coastal tower, now reduced to rubble.
- Roman villa of Puntone Vecchio, ruins of a building of 1st century BC.
See also
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References
editBibliography
edit- Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999.
- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.