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[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 Gothic. On one of the pointed arches of the ground floor it’s possible to see a lily. The Grosso, coined in this place, has on one side a cross with two “M” at two …

The square of irregular shape, a rare example of medieval town planning, houses the main representative buildings of the religious and political power: the Cathedral, the Palazzo del Podestà, the Palazzo Comunale and the Palazzina dei Conti di Biserno, old residence of Bishops. All these buildings are made of local travertine stone.

[2] It is the best known and most representative monument of Massa Marittima, one of the greatest examples of religious architecture in the Romanesque style in Italy. Expertly engineered in oblique and higher position with respect to the square so that it seems more stately, its construction was begun in 1228 above a first Romanesque group of the 12th century …

[3] The building, built in Romanesque style and originally crenelated, was erected between 1225 and 1235. The Mayors (Podestà) who governed the City have left their coats of arms on the facade of the building to keep alive, during the centuries, the memory of their actions. On the top of the facade the coats of arms representing Siena: the white …

[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 when they came to Massa and were counted among the citizens of the City. Infact, in the 13th century, the feudal lords who became citizens of Massa had the obligation to have a house …

[5] The building, which formerly was the residence of government representatives, is still today the Town Hall. The embattled three-storey building with mullioned windows, in the oldest part near via della Libertà, dates from the early 13th century. Originally it had a high tower, known as Bargello, with a bell that was rung at the meetings of the Council and …

Sited in Cittavecchia, it is a faithful reconstruction of a traditional woodworking shop, where are displayed all the tools coming from an old carpenter’s  workshop in  Gerfalco, owned by the same family for five generations starting from the end of 1800 until 1990. Info: www.coopcollinemetallifere.it/musei/

[6] They are located in front of the Palazzo Comunale. Under these lodge, representatives of the City Government attended to solemn public ceremonies. Here the representatives of the Massa’s castles, on the eve of San Cerbone, as a public act of submission, carried money hanging to a candle to pay taxes. The candle was collected by the Opera San Cerbone, …

[7] The building, owned by the Opera San Cerbone, upon completion of construction of the Cathedral became the residence of the Vicar of the Mayor who left outside the granite column on which alerts, notices and orders of the authorities were posted. The old people of Massa, until a few years ago, to confirm the veracity of what they were …

[8] The building, with three large arches, dates back to 1265, when Ildebrandino of Pisa was the Mayor, as reported in the epigraph inscribed on the facade. The public fountain was built when the miners, due to the fact that Massa was without water sources, dug a tunnel underground and found spring water about 500 meters away. A large basin …

[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 attention for being a witness of Italian rationalist architecture. It was designed by Enrico Del Debbio (the same who in Rome has carried out many important works including the Foro Italico and the Ministry of …

  [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 tower of the Castle of Monteregio which until that moment was the symbol of the Bishop’s power. The Torre del Candeliere, then, symbolized the affirmation of freedom and power of the new municipality. The …

[11] In 1335, Massa, due to the reducing production of silver, signed a contract based on a level playing field with Siena allowing sienese soldiers to enter the City. That was the occasion for Siena to command Massa shortly after, disregarding the signed contract. To control the proud Massa, Sienese built a fort (Cassero) which consists of a double wall …

[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 tallest tower, called Fuso, stood near the entrance gate to control the area in front of the castle. Near the tower of Fuso, to reaffirm its independence, the Free City raised the mighty Torre …

[13] This building of the 15th century is named so because it served as a store of weapons, in particular crossbows, which were distributed to citizens in case of need. Today it houses the Museum of Art and History of Mines. This Museum was born in 1984, as complementary structure to the Mining Museum and further analysis about the mining …

[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 it was near a vegetable garden (orto). It was a Cathedral until the middle of the 13th century and later it was assigned to the Augustinian fathers who built their convent adjacent to …

[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 regiment of the dead man. The monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi, which was erected in 1904 and originally located in Piazza del Duomo with its backs to the Cathedral, was trasferred here in 1938. …

[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. Clare. In the early 17th century the convent was enlarged and a new church was built. This monastery was also important because it housed a pharmacy open to the public. The Sisters remained here until the …

[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, following its entry into Massa, demolished part of the walls and excluded from secure perimeter the churches of San Francisco and San Rocco. With the help of the resulting materials, Siena built new walls with …

[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 convent in the City, the first of the Maremma, with the knowledge that the presence of the Franciscans, adverse to the feudal rights of the Bishops, would have facilitated and enhanced the demand …

The building was completely restored and remodeled in the second half of 1800, according to the style of the time, by Giovanni Petrocchi that was sensitive to local history and art. He kept intact the room that, according to tradition, was the birthplace of Bernardino Albizeschi, better known as Saint Bernardino of Siena, who was born in Massa on September …

This Museum is near the historical centre and is the reproduction of a real modern mine, proving the importance of the mining tradition in  Massa Marittima and reminding such an activity, now completely concluded, which has indeliblely marked the history of our town. The Museum was established in 1980, thanks to some retired miners, and represents  a faithful mine, structured …

[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 monument is a marble sculpture Nardo Dunchi of Carrara, who was also a partisan hero. The sculptor was one of the inventors of the system that allowed the recovery of the temples of …

Church of San Bernardino in Vetreta – It was built with the adjoining convent after the death of Saint Bernardino, in a place that, according to tradition, the Holy One chose to build a convent when she was in Massa in 1444. It is therefore the first church built in honor of the Saint. The church was abandoned by the …