DISTANCE FROM BORGO AL CERRO: ca 68 km (75 mins)
A major medieval centre
in the Maremma area, which has several attractive features
of great artistic interest.
DON'T MISS
CATHEDRAL (Duomo) (Romanesque-Gothic, dedicated to San Cerbone
and built between 1000 and 1300)
PALAZZO PRETORIO
MUSEUM OF MINING (exhibits on mine-working and mining techniques)
EVENTS
Fourth Sunday in May and second
Sunday in August: Balestro del Girifalco (costumed
competition between archers from the town’s various
districts, using crossbows).
Last Sunday in July: Rocks
and Minerals Market
August: classical music
concerts
ADVICE
Massa Marittima is around 1 hour by car from Borgo al Cerro;
we suggest you combine your visit with a day at the seaside
on the Tyrrhenian coast (Follonica-Punta Ala-Castiglione delle
Pescaia) or a visit to the beautiful Gothic abbey of SAN GALGANO
(a well-preserved but “open-air” abbey since it
lost its roof) and the almost-adjacent small medieval church
of MONTESIEPI, containing a legendary SWORD IN THE STONE.
FINE FOOD AND WINE
simple, good-quality trattorias on the road from Borgo al
Cerro to San Galgano and Massa Marittima. Seafood specialities
on the coast. |
