Piazza del Sale

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.

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Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: square in Grosseto, Italy
Also known as: “Piazza del Mercato” and “Piazza del Sale, Grosseto”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cassero del Sale and Porta Vecchia.

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.

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.

Bastione Cavallerizza

Fort

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Bastione Cavallerizza is a fort.

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.