Grosseto - This noble city
is the vital centre of the Maremma.
Grosseto lies in a green plain traced
by the flow of the Ombrone and its origins go back to the
powerful Etruscan and Roman city of Roselle.
Walking among the military, civil and
religious monuments, you are able to cover twelve centuries
of history and envision each of the periods and rulers as
they are unveiled, layer by layer, before you.
Imaginary time travel takes place as
you see the Etruscan ships sail Lake Prile, teeming with fish
and stretching from the coast to the city of Rosella and submerging
the whole Grosseto area.
Originally, in fact, there was a large
sea gulf surrounded Grosseto and that was gradually transformed
over the centuries into a lagoon with marshes and cane thickets.
The city began to expand about 935 after the devastation of
Roselle by the Saracens and became civitas in 1138 when Innocent
II transferred the Episcopal seat there. In the 11 th century
it became the feud of the Aldobrandeschi family, then later
fell under Sienese dominion and finally under the rule of
Cosimo de1 Medici in 1559.
The noble Florentine family encouraged
the city's economic recovery by excavating canals for land
reclamation and constructing the city wall and buildings of
public utility. Later, the arrival of the Grand dukes of Lorraine
(18th century) favoured the definitive rebirth of the city.
The centre, with its hexangonal wall, the Cathedral and the
Cassero Senese, tells us the story of the city's past. The
Medicean city walls have come down to us almost intact and
are a defensive circuit equipped with 6 bastions serving as
lookouts. The Fortress looms above all else, a fortified citadel
dominated by the massive Cassero Senese dating from 1344 and
enclosed within the wall in the 6th century.
Where is the town of Grosseto: is located in the middle
of Grosseto province.
How to reach Grosseto town: From the north (Livorno
or Pisa) with the SS2 direction south Rome. Distance from
Livorno is 130 Km, from Pisa 155 Km.
From Rome, direction Civitavecchia and then follow for Grosseto
Nearby: Visit Castiglione della Pescaia, Alberese,
Roselle.
Distances: Siena 60 Km - Florence 130 Km - Pisa 155
Km - Arezzo 130 Km
Correct name is Grosseto
Common mistakes are Grossetto, Grooseto, Grusseto,
Groseto
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