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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。

マッサ・マリティマは、保存状態の良い城壁に囲まれてそびえ立っています。この町はツーリングクラブから「バンディエラ・アランチョーネ」（オレンジフラッグ）を受賞しており、その起源はおそらくエトルリア起源ですが、中世の芸術的な証拠に満ちています。丘を横切る小さな通りは、線の調和が驚き、感嘆させ、そして瞑想を誘う魔法の場所へと続いています。マッサ・マリティマの歴史は、最初の金属時代から、そして特にエトルリア時代と中世に利用されたコッリーネ・メタッリフェレの銀、銅、黄鉄鉱の鉱山と密接に関連しています。

The perimeter walls are still partially visible, especially in the southern section, where an arched gate surmounted by three rounded stones stands. At the highest point of the hill stands the imposing stone keep, which extends around a courtyard. Within the walls is the church of Santa Maria Assunta, dating back to the 13th century but completely renovated in the late 19th century. It has a distinctive urban layout, dominated by an imposing stone keep arranged around a courtyard accessed through two round-arched gates, defended by a large tower with a massive base.

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 village is located south of Massa Marittima, along the road leading to Lago dell'Accesa. A typical mining village, it developed in the first half of the 19th century in connection with the exploitation of mineral resources. The urban layout of the settlement is therefore typical of mining villages, with the mine manager's villa in a dominant position, the workers' homes, the shop, the infirmary, the church, the school, and the cinema theater. Near the village, the visible remains of the structures used for mining activities are present, which retain considerable value from the perspective of industrial archaeology.

"completed in 1265 (eighth indiction), while the knight Ildibrandino da Pisa, after having held numerous offices, was Podestà of this territory." These are the words in Latin that can be read in the marble epigraph on the façade of the Fountain of Abundance. The building consists of three pointed arches preceding three basins, once containing water. The structure had two main functions: it was used as the town's main water supply and, on the upper floor (built in the 15th century), it was used as a warehouse for storing grain. But the characteristic that makes

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