Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino
The archaeological area of Poggio del Molino is situated on the northern side of a headland that acts as a watershed between the beach of Rimigliano in the north, and the Gulf of Baratti in the south; to the northern border of the territory administered by the city of Piombino in the Italian Province of Livorno.Photo: PROPOLI87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archeological area in Tuscany, excavation of a Roman settlement
- Also known as: “Area Archeologica di Poggio del Molino”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torre Nuova and Torre Vecchia.
Torre Nuova
Tower
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre Nuova is a tower, which is situated 330 metres northeast of Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino.
Torre Vecchia
Tower
Torre Vecchia is a tower, which is situated 1 km northeast of Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino.
Casa Esagono
Monument
Photo: Mykola Pokalyuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casa Esagono is a monument, which is situated 1½ km south of Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baratti and Populonia Stazione.
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 3 km southeast of Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino.
Populonia
Hamlet
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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. Populonia is situated 3½ km southwest of Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino.
Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino
- Categories: archaeological park, museum of a public entity, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.0148° or 43° 0′ 53″ northLongitude
10.51563° or 10° 30′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FMG2G78+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 967033403OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3621975
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Archaeological Area of Poggio del Molino”
- Italian: “area Archeologica di Poggio del Molino”
- Italian: “Area archeologica di Poggio del Molino”
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