Parco degli Etruschi
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Cosa: when the Romans conquered Etruria
A massive circuit of walls with a poligonal shape stretching along 1.5 km and provided with 17 watch towers: it’s one of the most ancient ruins in...
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Power organisation in the Middle Ages
The Fortress of Scarlino was built in a strategic high position overlooking Puntone harbour. The Rochette was built for the Pannoschieschi to control...
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Medicean politicy
They form an irregular hexagon with a keep at each corner, in line with the 16th century theory of using geometrical polygonal shapes to surround with...
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Fortification systems
Fortresses, towers, war artefacts: there’s a thick layer of military architectural heritage along the coastline between Orbetello, Mount Argentario,...
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The Spanish “Stato dei Presidi”
It’s a large rectangular building with two barrel-vault roofed large rooms on two different floors with separate entrances. Its walls are very thick...