Bastione Cavallerizza

Bastione Cavallerizza is a fort in Province of Grosseto, Grosseto, Tuscany. Bastione Cavallerizza is situated nearby to Piazza del Sale, as well as near the city gate Porta Vecchia.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Vecchia and Cassero del Sale.

Porta Vecchia

City gate

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Porta Vecchia is the oldest city gate in the walls of Grosseto, located at the southern corner of the fortifications. Together with the Cassero Senese, it is one of the two surviving architectural elements from the 14th-century city walls, having endured the extensive reconstruction work carried out by the Medici in the late 16th century.

Cassero del Sale

Historic building

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The Cassero del Sale is a 13th-century building in Grosseto, Tuscany. It is located in Piazza del Mercato, also known as Piazza del Sale, and was built to store the salt collected from the wetland areas of the region.

Piazza del Sale

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Piazza del Mercato, better known as Piazza del Sale is a public square in the historic centre of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. Named for its historical role as a medieval salt storage hub, the square has been a key site in Grosseto since the 13th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosseto and Porta Vecchia.

Grosseto

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Grosseto is a city and a comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, capital of the province of Grosseto. It is the most populous city of Maremma region and southern Tuscany.