Pian d'Alma explained

Pian d'Alma is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comuni of Castiglione della Pescaia and Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 24.^[1]

Pian d'Alma is about 38 km from Grosseto, 17 km from Castiglione della Pescaia and 14 km from Scarlino, and it is situated in a plain, called padule Pian d'Alma, at the bottom of the hill of Poggio Ballone, near to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plain is crossed by the Alma river.

Main sights

• Madonna del Rosario, main parish church of the village, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli in 1958.
• Tower of Alma (10th century), ancient watchtower situated along the village's main street, it is now transformed into a private house.
• Tower of Civette (14th century), old coastal tower, it is located by the sea near to the mouth of Alma river.
• Castle of Maus (11th century), ruins of a fortress situated on the wooded hills which surround the village.

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997

See also

• Buriano, Castiglione della Pescaia
• Pian di Rocca
• Punta Ala
• Roccamare
• Rocchette
• Tirli
• Vetulonia

Notes and References

1. Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat