Albinia

For the Roman gens, see Albinia (gens).

Albinia's Salt Fortress

Albinia is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 2,567^[1] and it's the most populous hamlet in Orbetello municipality.

Albinia is easily reached from Via Aurelia - it's about 33 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Orbetello - and from the Pisa-Grosseto-Rome railway thanks to its own station.

Main sights

Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, main parrish of the village.
Torre delle Saline (Salt Fortress), built by the Republic of Siena in 14th century and fortified by the Spanish in 1630.

References

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

External links

Tourism in Orbetello

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Coordinates: 42°30′08″N 11°12′29″E / 42.50222°N 11.20806°E / 42.50222; 11.20806

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