Castiglione della Pescaia | |
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| Comune di Castiglione della Pescaia | |
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Location of Castiglione della Pescaia  | |
  Castiglione della Pescaia Location of Castiglione della Pescaia in Italy  Castiglione della Pescaia Castiglione della Pescaia (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′N 10°52′E / 42.750°N 10.867°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Frazioni | Ampio, Buriano, Macchiascandona, Pian d'Alma, Pian di Rocca, Ponti di Badia, Punta Ala, Riva del Sole, Roccamare, Rocchette, Tirli, Vetulonia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elena 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 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Castiglionesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58043 |
| Dialing code | 0564 |
| Patron saint | St. William of Aquitania |
| Saint day | 2 May |
| Website | Official 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.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.