15 May 2013History of Massa |
The territory of Massa has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as the remarkable findings, in the areas around the City called Mo
15 May 2013Mint Palace |
[1] Located in via Parenti 22 and built in travertine, it dates from the 13th century in a style that is a transition between Romanesque and
15 May 2013Cathedral Square |
The square of irregular shape, a rare example of medieval town planning, houses the main representative buildings of the religious and polit
15 May 2013Cathedral of San Cerbone |
[2] It is the best known and most representative monument of Massa Marittima, one of the greatest examples of religious architecture in the
[3] The building, built in Romanesque style and originally crenelated, was erected between 1225 and 1235. The Mayors (Podestà) who governed
15 May 2013Counts of Biserno’s Palace and Tower |
[4] They were built by the Counts of Biserno of Gherardesca family, lords of the castle of the same name near San Vincenzo, in the mid-1200
15 May 2013Town Hall |
[5] The building, which formerly was the residence of government representatives, is still today the Town Hall. The embattled three-storey b
15 May 2013The Old Carpenter’s Workshop |
Sited in Cittavecchia, it is a faithful reconstruction of a traditional woodworking shop, where are displayed all the tools coming from an o
[6] They are located in front of the Palazzo Comunale. Under these lodge, representatives of the City Government attended to solemn public c
[7] The building, owned by the Opera San Cerbone, upon completion of construction of the Cathedral became the residence of the Vicar of the
[8] The building, with three large arches, dates back to 1265, when Ildebrandino of Pisa was the Mayor, as reported in the epigraph inscribe
15 May 2013Former Home of Fascism |
[9] The building, adjacent to the public fountain, was built in the late 30s of last century during the fascist regime. It is worthy of atte
15 May 2013Torre del Candeliere |
[10] It was built by the Free City of Massa in 1228, three years after the conquest of freedom from Bishop, in opposition to the towe
[11] In 1335, Massa, due to the reducing production of silver, signed a contract based on a level playing field with Siena allowing sienese
15 May 2013Castle Monteregio |
[12] It was born as a fortified residence of the Count Bishop. It was a castle with strong walls and towers overhanging the rocks below. The
[13] This building of the 15th century is named so because it served as a store of weapons, in particular crossbows, which were distributed
15 May 2013Museum of Organs “Santa Cecilia” |
This unique museum in Italy is meant to demonstrate the excellence gained by our country in this art for which we have been admired by maste
[14] The Church of San Pietro was built in 1197 by the Bishop in his Castle of Monteregio. It took the name of San Pietro all’Orto because i
15 May 2013Memorial Park |
[15] It was inaugurated in 1924 to commemorate the war dead of Massa during World War I. Each tree had a plaque with the name and the regime
15 May 2013Ex-monastery of Santa Chiara (Le Clarisse) |
[16] The original structure dates back to the 13th century and housed the monastery and the church of the Sisters observing the rules of St.
15 May 2013City walls and gates |
[17] The city walls were built by the people of Massa in the 13th century and were originally much larger. In the 14th century Siena, follow
15 May 2013Church and convent of San Francesco |
[18] According to legend, Saint Francis lived for a few days in Massa in 1220. On that occasion he was invited by the elders to open a conve
15 May 2013Birth house of St. Bernardino of Siena |
The building was completely restored and remodeled in the second half of 1800, according to the style of the time, by Giovanni Petrocchi tha
15 May 2013Sensory Garden |
The sensory garden "Sol Omnibus Lucet", named Norma Parenti, is located in Via Maremma. It has been conceived and designed by the artist Mar
15 May 2013Mining Museum |
This Museum is near the historical centre and is the reproduction of a real modern mine, proving the importance of the mining tradition in
15 May 2013Monument to Dead Partisans |
[19] Erected in 1964 in the Parco of Poggio in memory of the victims of Niccioleta killed on June 13th and 14th, 1944 by the fascists. The m
15 May 2013Near Massa |
Church of San Bernardino in Vetreta - It was built with the adjoining convent after the death of Saint Bernardino, in a place that, accordin