Poggio Capanne is about 60 km from
Grosseto and 18 km from
Manciano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links
Montemerano to
Sovana, at the top of a small hill ("poggio") in the valley of
Albegna.[2]
History
The village, formerly known as Capanne di Saturnia and then just as Capanne, was born in the 15th century as a rural hamlet of shepherds and farmers dependent on the town of
Saturnia.[3]
Main sights
Church of Visitazione di Maria (16th century), main parish church of the village, it was built in 1570.[3][4][5]
Casa Luciani, one of the oldest buildings in the village, it was built in 1500, as indicated on the facade. It hosted also the
canonica.[3][5]
Old prison of
Saturnia (16th century), it is situated next to the church in the main square of the village.[3]
Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 291.
Giovanni De Feo, Le città del tufo nella valle del Fiora. Guida ai centri etruschi e medioevali della Maremma collinare, Pitigliano, Laurum Editrice, 2005.