Stronghold of Populonia

Stronghold of Populonia is a castle in Piombino, Livorno, Tuscany. Stronghold of Populonia is situated nearby to the square Piazza Curzio Desideri, as well as near the church Chiesa di Santa Croce.

Photo: Mykola Pokalyuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chiesa di Santa Croce and Stronghold of Populonia - Tower.

Chiesa di Santa Croce

Church

Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chiesa di Santa Croce is a church.

Stronghold of Populonia - Tower

Tower

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baratti lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY 3.0.

Baratti lighthouse is situated 550 metres northeast of Stronghold of Populonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Populonia and Baratti.

Populonia or Populonia Alta today is a frazione of the comune of Piombino. As of 2009 its population was 17. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Populonia is especially noteworthy for its Etruscan remains, including one of the main necropolis in Italy, discovered by Isidoro Falchi.

Baratti

Hamlet

Photo: Louis-garden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baratti is a village frazione of the comune of Piombino in the Province of Livorno, with roughly only 15 residents.

Populonia Stazione

Village

Populonia Stazione is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Piombino, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 234. The village is about 72 km from Livorno and 9 km from Piombino. Populonia Stazione is situated 4 km east of Stronghold of Populonia.

Stronghold of Populonia

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: building in Piombino, Italy
Categories: rocca, castle, tourism, and historic site
Location: Piombino, Livorno, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.98975° or 42° 59′ 23″ north

Longitude

10.49119° or 10° 29′ 28″ east

Open location code

8FJGXFQR+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 277586884

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q3939489

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Stronghold of Populonia” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Rocca di Populonia”
French: “Château de Populonia”
French: “forteresse de Populonia”
French: “Forteresse de Populonia”
German: “Schloss von Populonia”
Italian: “Fortezza di Populonia”
Italian: “Rocca degli Appiani”
Italian: “rocca di Populonia”
Italian: “Rocca di Populonia”
Spanish: “Castillo de Populonia”
Spanish: “Fortaleza de Populonia”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piazza Curzio Desideri and Museo Etrusco di Populonia Collezione Gasparri.

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