Fort Rocchette
Fort Rocchette is a historic coastal fortification located on the promontory of Rocchette between Castiglione della Pescaia and Punta Ala, in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany, central Italy.Photo: ildirettore, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: coastal fortification in Tuscany
- Also known as: “Forte delle Rocchette”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torre di Cala Galera and Santa Rita.
Torre di Cala Galera
Tower
Photo: Petitverdot, CC BY 3.0.
Torre di Cala Galera is a tower, which is situated 1 km northwest of Fort Rocchette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rocchette and Roccamare.
Rocchette
Hamlet
Photo: Cristiano64, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rocchette is a coastal village of the municipality of Castiglione della Pescaia, in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany, central Italy. Located on the Tyrrhenian coast at the foot of the Punta Ala promontory, it is a popular seaside resort known for its beach, campsites, pine forests, and the historic Fort Rocchette.
Roccamare
Hamlet
Photo: Alienautic, CC BY 3.0.
Roccamare is a seaside residential village and gated community in the municipality of Castiglione della Pescaia, in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany, central Italy. Roccamare is situated 2½ km east of Fort Rocchette.
Pian di Rocca
Hamlet
Photo: Alienautic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pian di Rocca is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 68. Pian di Rocca is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort Rocchette.
Fort Rocchette
- Categories: fort, tower, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Castiglione della Pescaia, Grosseto, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.77353° or 42° 46′ 25″ northLongitude
10.79047° or 10° 47′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8FJGQQFR+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 302569393OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3748672
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fort Rocchette” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Forte delle Rocchette”
- Italian: “forte delle Rocchette”
- Italian: “Forte delle Rocchette”
- Italian: “torre delle Rocchette”
- Swedish: “Forte della Rocchette”
- Turkish: “Rocchette Hisarı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Poggio Sassi Bianchi and Poggio Peroni.
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