モンテロトンドマリッティモの洞窟・トップ10

考古学博物館は、マッサ・マリティマのドゥオーモ広場に面した（1225年築）かつてのポデスタ宮殿に収蔵されています。コレクションは、下部旧石器時代からエトルリア時代まで年代順に並べられたセクションに分かれています。先史時代のコレクションの主要な展示品は、マレンマ地域でこの種の唯一の遺物であるヴァド・アル・アランチョのエネオリト時代のステラ像です。エトルリア時代の遺物は主にアチェーザ湖畔の集落で行われた発掘調査から来ており、主に調理用食器、織機のおもり、漁具のおもり、レンガなどです。さらに、ネクロポリスで発見された埋葬品、特に食器（ファイアンス粘土とブッケロ）、青銅製の留め金、鉄製の花瓶立て、鉄製と青銅製の武器も展示されています。1階には、自然サイズの洞窟の再現を含む教育セクションがあります。旧石器時代のエネオリト時代の洞窟です。ガイド付きツアーや教育活動、文化イベントの企画、映像の上映サービスが利用可能です。

巨大な Torre del Candeliere（または時計塔）は高さ24メートルで、自由都市としてマッサ・マリッティマが独立を宣言した直後の1228年に、その権威を主張するために建てられました。この建物の特異な名前は、頂上に常に火を灯し続け、巨大なろうそくのように見せたという習慣に由来します。 1413年に初めて鐘が設置され、その後1760年に現在の鐘（重さ約140kg）に交換されました。最初の時計は1443年にファサードに設置されました。 Torre del Candeliereは、この町随一の展望スポットです。そのため見学可能で、そのSienese Archを通って、今日でも歩ける唯一の城壁であるFortezzaにアクセスできます。 ArchとFortezzaはTorreよりも後に建てられました。1335年にシエナによってマッサが征服された際、Torreは部分的に解体され、その後元の高さの約3分の1低く再建されました。

Massa Marittima is a fortified medieval village located on a hill, known for its beauty and wealth of artistic and architectural heritage. Key attractions include the magnificent Piazza Garibaldi, with the Cathedral of San Cerbone, the Palazzo del Podestà, and the Palazzo Comunale. Other points of interest include the Fonti dell'Abbondanza with its famous fresco of the Tree of Fertility and, in the upper town, the Torre del Candeliere and the Cassero Senese within the medieval walls.

The Torre del Candeliere is a museum monument that is an integral part of the Massa Marittima Museum System. The tower was erected in 1228 to both monitor the area (as a watchtower) and assert the authority of the Municipality of Massa Marittima, which had recently freed itself from the rule of the Prince-Bishop. The tower was originally a third taller than its current counterpart, the result of Siena's reconstruction following the war that brought it victory over Massa. Another Sienese initiative was the construction of the majestic arch connecting it to the Cassero, built in the center of the city to monitor the still-rebellious Massa Marittima residents, ready to rise up.

The fortification of Suvereto was commissioned by the Aldobrandeschi family, who already held public rights over Populonia, and who moved the administrative center of their holdings to the area. The original settlement consisted primarily of wooden huts and a few rough, unworked stone buildings. The first walled nucleus of the complex consists of a quadrangular tower, a structure more defensive than residential, most likely built around 1164. The walls are made of worked stone arranged in horizontal, parallel rows, with arrow slits at various heights along the walls. At the same time, the village also developed along the terraces of the hill, with a curvilinear shape of concentric rings.

The tower was erected in 1228 to both monitor the territory (as a watchtower) and assert the authority of the Municipality of Massa Marittima, which had recently freed itself from the rule of the Prince-Bishop. The tower was originally a third taller than its current counterpart, the result of Siena's reconstruction following the war that brought it victory over Massa. Another Sienese initiative was the construction of the majestic arch connecting it to the Cassero, built in the center of the city to monitor the Massa Marittima residents, who were still rebellious and ready to rise up.

Massa Marittima is a municipality located in the southern area of the Colline Metallifere, an area that has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as documented by numerous archaeological finds. The settlement is thought to be of Etruscan origin, but the city's most important period began in the 9th century, when it became a bishop's seat. From then until the 14th century, the city reached its peak splendor, thanks in part to the area's abundant mineral resources.

In 1335, Massa Marittima lost its political autonomy, having to yield to the conquest of Siena, which had long been attempting to seize control of the Massa Marittima mines. A period of economic and demographic decline followed, further exacerbated by the plague of 1348. Despite the serious problems, however, mining activity was never completely abandoned, although it was certainly significantly reduced. The Medici family, who incorporated the province of Siena into the Grand Duchy in 1557, attempted some interventions to promote the area's recovery, while a significant revival occurred in 1737 with the arrival of the House of Lorraine as successors to the extinct Medici family.