Montepescali

Montepescali
Frazione
Montepescali

Location of Montepescali in Italy

Coordinates: 42°53′01″N 11°05′10″E / 42.88361°N 11.08611°E / 42.88361; 11.08611Coordinates: 42°53′01″N 11°05′10″E / 42.88361°N 11.08611°E / 42.88361; 11.08611
Country  Italy
Region  Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Grosseto
Elevation 222 m (728 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 275
Demonym(s) Montepescalesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 58100
Dialing code 0564

Montepescali (Italian: [ˌmontepeˈskaːli]) is a small town in southern Tuscany, Italy, a frazione of the comune of Grosseto. The site, from which the scenic panorama of the coastal strip and the Tuscan Archipelago up to Corsica can be seen, is also known as "Terrace or balcony of the Maremma".

History

The town was built in the early Middle Ages as a fief of the Aldobrandeschi and then passed under the Republic of Siena, gaining an autonomous status in the first half of the 15th century.

After Montepescali was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, it was granted as a fief to the counts of Elci in 1627 and then passed on to the Ptolemies, to the Guadagni and finally to the Federighi.

It has always been an agricultural center. Extensive olive groves and vineyards are present on the hill.

Main sights

Military architecture

Palazzi

Churches

Museums

Bibliography

See also

Media related to Montepescali at Wikimedia Commons

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