La Torba

La Torba is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Capalbio, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 209.

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Type: Village with 209 residents
Description: village in Capalbio, Italy
Also known as: “Torba alle Settefinestre”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Settefinestre and Cosa.

Settefinestre

Archaeological site

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Settefinestre is best known for the site of late Republican Roman slave-run villa that was excavated in 1976–81. It lies between Capalbio and Orbetello in Tuscany, Italy.

Cosa was an ancient Roman city near the present Ansedonia in southwestern Tuscany, Italy. It is situated on a hill 113 m above sea level and 140 km northwest of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. Cosa is situated 3 km west of La Torba.

Forte di Macchiatonda

Fort

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Giardino and Ansedonia.

Giardino

Hamlet

Giardino is a rural area in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Capalbio, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 15. Giardino is situated 2½ km north of La Torba.

Ansedonia

Village

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Ansedonia is a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany. At the time of the 2001 census, its population was 88. It is a renowned tourist resort. The village lies near the ruins of the ancient Roman town of Cosa. Ansedonia is situated 3 km west of La Torba.