Puntone di Scarlino explained
| Puntone di Scarlino |
| Native Name: | Puntone / Portiglioni |
| Coordinates: | 42.8897°N 10.7908°W |
| Province: | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune: | Scarlino |
| Elevation M: | 4 |
| Population Total: | 503 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Gentilic: | Puntonesi |
| Postal Code: | 58020 |
| Area Code: | (+39) 0564 |
Puntone di Scarlino is a village in Tuscany, Central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 345.[1]
Puntone is about 41 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Scarlino, and it is situated on the Gulf of Follonica, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a tourist resort with a well-equipped marina.
Main sights
- Portus Scabris Archaeological Museum, full of Roman artefacts found during the construction of the port.
- Chapel of Puntone, little church that is part of the parish of Pian d'Alma.
- Former church of San Severo a Portiglioni, it is attested in a document of 1104 and its ruins lie next to the village.
- Tower of Portiglioni, old coastal tower, now reduced to rubble.
- Roman villa of Puntone Vecchio, ruins of a building of 1st century BC.
See also
Bibliography
- Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999.
- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
Notes and References
- Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat
