Rocchette is about 25 km from
Grosseto and 6 km from
Castiglione della Pescaia, and it is situated at the foot of Poggio Peroni, one of the peaks of the promontory of
Punta Ala, in the
pine forest of
Roccamare along the
Tyrrhenian coast. Rocchette is known for its beaches and it is populated especially in summer, by tourists, mainly from
Northern Europe. The village is situated west to the Provincial Road which links Castiglione della Pescaia to
Follonica.
History
Rocchette was formerly known as Campo Albo, a small village born in the
Middle Ages, with a castle and a notable pieve, that no longer exists.[1][2][3]
Main sights
Fort of Rocchette (12th century), it was built as a
watchtower in the Middle Ages and later known as Rocca di Campo Albo. It was restructured by the
Medici in the 16th century.[1][2]
Chapel of Madonna del Carmine (18th century), it's the chapel of the castle of Rocchette.[4] It was built to replace the lost pieve di Rocca (12th century).[3][5]
Tower of Cala Galera (13th century), it was built as a watchtower by the
Republic of Pisa and then restructured by the Medici in 1568.[2][6]
References
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abBruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, pp. 78-79.
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abCarlo Citter, Guida degli edifici sacri della Maremma, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 2002, p. 129.
^Enrico Collura, Mario Innocenti, Stefano Innocenti, Comune di Castiglione della Pescaia: briciole di storia, Grosseto, Editrice Innocenti, 2002, pp. 145-148.
^Giulia Marrucchi, Chiese medievali della Maremma grossetana. Architettura e decorazione religiosa tra la Val di Farma e i monti dell'Uccellina, Empoli, Editori dell'Acero, 1998, p. 133.