Castiglione della Pescaia

Castiglione della Pescaia
Comune di Castiglione della Pescaia
Location of Castiglione della Pescaia
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Castiglione della Pescaia is located in Italy
Castiglione della Pescaia
Castiglione della Pescaia
Location of Castiglione della Pescaia in Italy
Castiglione della Pescaia is located in Tuscany
Castiglione della Pescaia
Castiglione della Pescaia
Castiglione della Pescaia (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 42°45′N 10°52′E / 42.750°N 10.867°E / 42.750; 10.867
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
FrazioniAmpio, Buriano, Macchiascandona, Pian d'Alma, Pian di Rocca, Ponti di Badia, Punta Ala, Riva del Sole, Roccamare, Rocchette, Tirli, Vetulonia
Government
 • MayorElena Nappi (centre-left)
Area
 • Total
209.28 km2 (80.80 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total
7,289
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
DemonymCastiglionesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58043
Dialing code0564
Patron saintSt. William of Aquitania
Saint day2 May
WebsiteOfficial website

Castiglione della Pescaia (Italian pronunciation: [kastiʎˈʎoːne della peˈskaːja]), regionally simply abbreviated as Castiglione, is an ancient seaside town in the province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, central Italy. The modern city grew around a medieval 12th century fortress (Italian: castello) and a large fishery, from which it acquired its designation. Today Castiglione is a very popular tourist destination with attractions that include beaches, natural parks, biking trails, historical Etruscan archaeological sites, a panoramic mediaeval hamlet as well as the natural reserve Diaccia Botrona, a swampy humid environment of historical relevance whose endangered wildlife comprise pink flamingoes, mallards and ducks.

Castiglione della Pescaia is home to the second most expensive street in Italy for property prices,[3][4] with average values exceeding those of homes in every other Italian street except one, also in Tuscany.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "La via con le case più care d'Italia? È nella patria del Brunello". gonews.it (in Italian). 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  4. ^ Nazione, La (12 September 2019). "Case da sogno in Toscana, sono qui le dimore più lussuose d'Italia". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 17 December 2020.

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