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Another
interesting itinerary could start from the Piazza del Mercato,
probably the oldest part of the Cities, where the first inhabitants
built their houses and where the feudatories at the power raised
their castle, the Rocca Aldobrandesca, in the 12th century.
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Discovering
the Cities |
| Visiting
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can still see the Porta Vecchia, the only remains of the boundary
wall, which was built in the 14th century. At the Piazza del
Mercato lies the Cassero del Sale, built in 1345 for the storage
of salt. The building later became the custom-house. The itinerary
continues and reaches the Piazza Dante, the vital centre of
the modern Cities, where you find all the important governmental
buildings. The Piazza Dante was built at the end of the 13th
century and the beginning of the 14th century and got its chess-board
pavement in the 17th century. From 1846 the Piazza features
the statue of the Grand Duke Leopoldo II, to honour the man
who saved the Maremma from the malaria disease. Next stop on
the itinerary is the Duomo of Grosseto, dedicated to San Lorenzo.
The Duomo was built on the remains of the Santa Maria Church.
The building of the Duomo started in 1190 but only ended in
1250, due to the frequent interruptions caused by the war with
Siena. The clock-tower and the baptistery were built during
the 16th century. The façade has white and red marble
stripes, while the highest part has been left incomplete. Walking
along the most important street of Grosseto with palaces and
elegant shops, Via Carducci, you get to San Pietro, Grosseto's
oldest church. It has Romanesque origins and preserves a curious
bell-tower with a small red tile cupola on its top. |
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