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Archaeology and
historical itineraries
along the costa degli
etruschi
An historical land
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Baratti and Populonia Archaeological Park
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“Gasparri” Collection
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Populonia Archaeological Museum, Piombino
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Museum of the Castle and of Medieval Pottery
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The San Silvestro Archaeo-Mineral Park
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Rock of Campiglia Museums
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Calidario thermal baths
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Cecina Archaeological Park
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Cecina Archaeological Museum
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Rosignano Marittimo Civic Archaeological Museum
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San Gaetano Archaeological Area, Vada
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National Archaeological Museum, Castiglioncello
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Mediterranean Natural History Museum, Livorno
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Torretta Vecchia Archaeological Site, Collesalvetti
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Information
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costa
degli
etruschi
Livorno province contains some
beautiful scenery, much of it
shaped by the presence of man,
who has made use of the many and
varied resources of the countryside
and sea since ancient times.
In the Palaeolithic period, men were
hunters (many flaked flint
tools
have
been
found,
particularly in the woods on the hills)
and gatherers of wild produce.
The first stable settlements appeared later, in the Neolithic
period, together with the oldest forms of agriculture and
trade. Millstones have been found, testifying that grain was
milled, and sharp, obsidian, cutting tools (obsidian is a glassy
stone of volcanic origin found in Sardinia and the Lipari
Islands) point to ancient navigational methods and
primordial trading.
During the Bronze Age, the area’s resources (agriculture,
forestry, pastures, fishing and salt production, mineral
deposits) were widely exploited.
By the Iron Age, the coast was dotted with villages, and
shortly after, several of them would amalgamate to form
Populonia, the only Etruscan city overlooking the sea.
In Etruscan times the Livorno area was divided between
northwest Tuscany’s three main Etruscan cities – Pisa, Volterra
and Populonia. The ruling classes exploited the economic
potential of the countryside and mineral deposits, and
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An historical
land
controlled the sea-lanes and the roads, amassing
considerable wealth in the process.
Prestigious tombs characterised by particularly rich contents
attest to the presence of aristocratic families (the Etruscan
“princes”) at Populonia and San Vincenzo in the lower Cecina
Valley (controlled by Volterra). The most elaborate building in the
settlements was the “prince’s” residence, the community’s political
and ceremonial centre. The lower classes worked the land and the mines
as craftsmen. They lived in modest structures throughout the area and were
totally subjected to the aristocratic families.
A well-developed system of harbours and landings favoured the
development of vigorous trading activities. Populonia played a role of
“international” importance in the trade of iron from Elba and minerals from
Campiglia. Vada, which the Romans called Vada Volaterrana, was the most
important port
of call along
the
Volterra
coast and was
conveniently
connected to
Populonia by
the
Cecina
River valley. Other landings were near the Castiglioncello headland and the
mouths of the main rivers and streams.
Local agricultural and mineral products, as well as artefacts, were exported
from this network of harbours and landings, and here ships unloaded cargo
from the Mediterranean basin, particularly the eastern area. Excavations of
settlements, the contents of tombs (including exquisite pottery, mirrors,
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personal ornaments and arms) and underwater finds all
testify to a rich and vigorous economy.
The situation persisted into the following centuries when, little
by little, the whole area became part of Rome’s political and
economic orbit.
Numerous farms and villas were built along the coast and in
the immediate hinterland from the 2nd century BC on.
Cereals, grapes and olives were cultivated; the woods
provided good-quality timber, which was also used for shipbuilding; salt was produced in the coastal lagoons; and
pottery for domestic use, amphorae, large jars and bricks
came from numerous kilns.
Trade at high levels of export-import with the entire
Mediterranean basin continued uninterrupted until the
beginning of the VII century.
The main ports were Portus Pisanus, Vada Volaterrana and
Populonia. The first, situated in a progressively silted-up
lagoon (now covered by the industrial area north of Livorno)
offers an interesting example of the coast’s evolution.
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Archaeological sites near the sea at Vada and
Populonia contain fascinating craft and trade
quarters around the ancient harbours.
An efficient network of roads, the origins of the present system, connected harbours and landings.
The Etruscan road system was enlarged during
Roman times with the building of the Via Aurelia
and
Via
Emilia,
which
corresponded
approximately to the present-day Aurelia and
Emilia, Highway 206. The order of the coastal
area was broken between 535 and 553 by the
war between the Goths and Byzantines, which
brought destruction and famine. Conquest by
the Longobards heralded the beginning of the
Middle Ages at the end of the century.
During Medieval times, the landscape was
punctuated by a network of castles built by Pisa and
Volterra to control the area and, above all, to exploit its
mineral resources.
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Baratti and
Populonia
Archaeological Park Baratti
57025 Piombino
fax 0565/226521
prenotazioni@
parchivaldicornia.it
www.parchivaldi
cornia.it
Information and
bookings:
tel. 0565/226445
Baratti and
Populonia
Archaeological Park
The Baratti and Populonia Archaeological Park extends over 80
hectares from the slopes of the Piombino headland to the Gulf of
Baratti. History and archaeology coexist in a beautiful, unspoilt
landscape there, where Etruscan and Roman tombs and
buildings emerge from the Mediterranean scrub against a clear,
blue backdrop. Populonia, one of the main Etruscan cities and
the only coastal one, controlled the sea from Poggio di Castello.
The “industrial” districts lay around the Gulf of Baratti, near the
harbour. Its territory in ancient times included the hills which
surround the gulf and extend as far south as the Piombino
headland before sloping towards the hinterland to a wide plain
bound by the Campiglia hills, which, together with the Isle of
Elba, were rich in mineral resources and had been exploited
since the Neolithic age. The city was created by the fusion of
several Iron Age villages, each of which had its own necropolis,
with well, sarcophagus and chamber tombs. The latter was
covered with a false cupola and external tumulus and contained
personal objects, pottery and arms, some of which arrived by sea
from Sardinia. The richest tombs document the economic and
social rise of several families, a phenomenon that became most
evident in the VII century. In sumptuous monumental burial
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Services
• Visitors centre
and bookshop
• Experimental
archaeology
centre
• Archaeological/
naturalistic trails
• Rest areas
• Buffet
• Parking for cars
• guided tours
mounds with quadrangular funerary chambers, the
deceased were laid on stone beds together with a
wealth of paraphernalia, including objects for toiletry,
banquets, ceremonies and parades. Some of these
were locally produced (bronze utensils, bucchero
vases), some imported in Greek ships (Phoenician tripod
plates, vases from Greece and the East, etc.)
In the V century BC, the city was one of the most
important iron working centres of the ancient world.
Minerals and metals were exported from its port, and
valuable goods arrived from around the
Mediterranean. Massive walls protected the town
and acropolis. The “industrial” quarters around the
Gulf of Baratti spread out and covered the
necropolis of earlier centuries, and the piles of slag
still found on long stretches of the beach are
evidence of the extent of the ironworks. Populonia’s
ironworks went into a decline in Roman times,
probably because of a law, which forbade such
activities on the Italian peninsula. Sailors saw a city
reduced to a handful of houses and a few temples at
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Gasparri
Collection
Via di Sotto, 8
57020
Populonia Alta
[email protected]
Information and
bookings:
tel./fax
0565 29666
“Gasparri” Collection
Housed in a building in the fascinating medieval quarter, the Gasparri
private collection offers a chance to see a range of artefacts from the
town, its necropolis and its sea. It recounts local history through prestigious
objects such as imported Corinthian and Attic pottery, personal
ornaments, bronze and lead containers, painted and black-varnished
ceramics, memorial stones, sarcophagi, amphorae and anchors.
the beginning of 1 AD, only the area around
the harbour was still lively. The villas of the
wealthy began to appear along the coast.
The harbour and town buildings near the
shore have been submerged by a rise in
sea level and changes in the coastal
area’s geomorphology, but Populonia’s
important role in the Mediterranean is
evident from the numerous ancient
wrecks found in the waters opposite and
by significant underwater finds of
important artefacts.
Life continued in late-ancient and
medieval times; the city was a bishopric,
and a medieval settlement rose in the
area of the present village.
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visit the park
The route through the Park includes the San Cerbone and Casone
necropolis containing monumental niche, sarcophagus and tumulus tombs from the end of the 8th – 7th – 6th century BC.
The remains of a small, fast racing chariot were found inside the
28m-diameter Chariot tomb.
The Iron Road leads past the Poggio della Porcareccia necropolis
with its many finds and tomb furnishings, to the remains of the industrial quarter, active from the VI century to the beginning of the
3rd century BC.
Via della Cava leads through an oak wood to the Grotte necropolis, dug out of an ancient quarry, and other necropolises, in an
area overlooking the sea and the Cornia valley.
Recent excavations have revealed the foundations, the first row of
blocks of a podium, and numerous decorative fragments of an
imposing sanctuary of the Populonia Acropolis.
By the Necropolis area in the park, the Experimental Archaeology
Centre “Davide Mancini” offers the opportunity to discover the
ancient processing techniques.
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Populonia
Archaeological
Museum
P.za Cittadella,8
57025 Piombino
tel. 0565/221646
fax 0565/260857
museocittadella
@parchivaldicor
nia.it
www.parchivaldi
cornia.it
Populonia
Archaeological
Museum, Piombino
Information and
bookings:
tel. 0565/226445
Open all year
round
The Museum, which is closely connected with the Baratti and
Populonia Archaeological Park, is situated in the 19th-century
Palazzo Nuovo within the fortified stronghold of Piombino’s historic
centre. The Museum focuses on the relationship between man, land
and resources; naturally, mineral deposits and their exploitation
were of primary importance among these. Scale models of various
particularly significant items (protohistoric kilns, Etruscan kilns, tombs,
and the hold of a ship, evocative of the wrecks found in nearby
waters) enhance the exhibition.
Prehistoric artefacts are on display, including a bowl engraved with the figure of a
bison, artefacts from excavations at Populonia’s Etruscan necropolis, and Roman finds
which include the famous silver amphora found in 1968 in the sea between Baratti
and San Vincenzo. It is decorated with 134 ovals with figures in relief depicting
devotees of the goddess Cibele (Great Mother, goddess of fertility and life-force) and
is dateable to the end of IV AD.
The Museum contains an experimental archaeological centre; archaeologists from
the Baratti and Populonia Park demonstrate how ancient ceramics and stone were
worked. Archaeological digs are also simulated, with special programmes for children
and schools.
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Museum of the
Castle and of
Medieval Pottery
Piazza S.Anastasia
57025 Piombino
Museum of the Castle
and of medieval
Pottery
Information and
bookings:
Parchi Val di
Cornia
tel. 0565/226445
fax 0565/226521
prenotazioni@par
chivaldicornia.it
www.parchivaldi
cornia.it
Services
Among the mighty walls of the Piombino Castle
is preserved an extraordinary treasure: hundreds
of ceramic vases from the XIII century were
discovered over the vault of Sant’Antimo upon
the Channels Church, close to the old harbour.
A technological and interactive setting tells the
story of the archaeological excavations that
took place in the medieval part of Piombino.
Following the architectonical developments of the castle, the
events of the flourishing and lively Piombino port, from middle to
modern age, are retraced through the observation and fingering
of the ancient pottery.
• guided tours
• experimental
archaeology
workshops on
reservation
• bookshop
• air-conditioned
rooms
• parking
• Disabled access.
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The San Silvestro
ArchaeoMineral Park
Via di San
Vincenzo 34/b
57021 Campiglia
Marittima
fax 0565/226521
Information and
Booking: Parchi
Val di Cornia
tel. 0565/226445
The San Silvestro
Archaeo-Mineral
Park
prenotazioni@par
chivaldicornia.it
The San Silvestro Archaeo-Mineral Park near Campiglia Marittima
retraces for visitors the history of mineral extraction activities in
the Campiglia hills. The Park is organised around the fortified
village of Rocca San Silvestro on the slopes of Mount Calvi in a
magnificent, natural environment.
The village was established in medieval times, between the X
and XI centuries, by the noble Della Gherardesca family who
were interested in the area’s rich mineral resources, particularly
copper and silver-bearing lead, which had already been
exploited in Etruscan times. The nobles’ residence was in the
highest part of the settlement, defended by encircling walls;
nearby was the church, while the village spread around the foot
of the hill, defended by more stonewalls. In the XII century, the
Della Rocca family, under whom the village economy
developed considerably, as can be seen from buildings still
visible today, replaced the Della Gherardesca family.
The town walls were rebuilt to include a fortified gateway
preceded by a flight of stone steps. A square tower and three
water cisterns were added to the nobles’ residence, the church
was enlarged, and the village houses, mostly one storey, were
rebuilt. Within the walls, the village was divided into sectors: in
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Services
• Visitors centre
and museums
• Bookshop
• Buffet
• Parking
• Rest areas
• guided tours
• experimental
archaeology
on request
Various sites can be visited within
the Park:
Temperino Mine: this was a medieval mixed sulphide mine, exploited by
the inhabitants of Rocca San Silvestro. The archaeologists have laid out a
fascinating route inside the mine – visitors walk underground through
ancient shafts and galleries, surrounded by the evidence of Etruscan and
Medieval mining activities.
The Lanzi-Temperino Tunnel. On a train, is possible to retrace the minerals
journey to the “Valle dei Lanzi” processing installations. In the tunnel, the visitor
is led to the discovery of an extraordinary underworld with work tools, minerals
shape and colours and a striking stop at the large mining central room.
San Silvestro Rock Through trekking itineraries surrounded by forests and
brushwood, hiding the ancient mining traces, we reach the heart of the
park. Here, on an elevated position, is situated the San Silvestro Rock,
miners and melters village built between the X and XI century with the aim
of exploiting the reach deposits of copper and argentiferous lead. An
itinerary along the remains of houses, church, cemetery, noble district
and industrial area tells about the middle age everyday life, the
relationship among the local lord and the inhabitants and about the
ancient metal processing methods.
The archaeological and mineralogical museum, situated at the entrance
of park in a XIX century mining building, exhibits a collection of minerals
and other materials, coming from the archaeological excavation of San
Silvestro Rock, enriched with an important didactic equipment about the
history of the area and the techniques for mining and metallurgical
activities used in the ancient times
The Well Earle museum makes easier to understand the life aspects and
the social tensions of the miners, in the museum sector dedicated to the
mining machinery and to the social history of the mine
• documentation
centre and
training
• youth hostel
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Rock of Campiglia
Museums
Via XXV Luglio /
Via Bellavista
57021 Campiglia
Marittima
For bookings:
Parchi Val di Cornia
tel. 0565 226445
fax 0565 226521
prenotazioni@
parchivaldicornia.it
Terme di Calidario
Via del Bottaccio, 40
Venturina
tel. 0565/851504
fax 0565/858595
www.calidario.it
[email protected]
rock of CAMPIGLIA museums
Returned accessible for the visit after a careful restoration, they dominate the “Val
di Cornia”. Texts and historical reconstruction on the didactic panels but above all
the everyday life objects, found during the archaeological excavation and
exhibited in the museum created in the “dungeon”, allow to retrace the urban
development of the important medieval burg of Campiglia Marittima.
the highest part was the nobles’ fortified residence, close by
were the houses of other nobility, the church and cemetery, and
lower down were the industrial and dwelling areas, together with
services such as the oil-press, baker’s oven and pottery kiln. The
new foundry, the forge and coal deposits were outside the walls.
Iron working activities began to decline at the end of the XIII
century, due to the discovery of new mines in Sardinia and the
development of new metallurgic processes using hydraulic
power, which was not possible at Rocca San Silvestro. Mining
areas were transformed into agricultural areas, and the village
was finally abandoned during the following century.
CALIDARIO THERMAL BATHS (VENTURINA)
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Calidario is a small lake with a natural hot (36°) spring. It is presently the site
of a fully equipped wellness centre, which takes advantage of the
beneficial effects of the water and steam. The thermal baths history is said
to have begun thousands of years ago when the Etruscans would take
baths and massages in this fascinating place. The Romans also
appreciated the site and its marvels, as witnessed by finds and inscriptions
found there. Construction of the walls to hold the water dates back to
around 1250. Calidario was then subjected to the same fate as the rest of
the area, and came under the control first of the Della Gherardesca
family, and then of the Medici and the Lorraines, but continued to be
frequented and progressively equipped right up to today.
Cecina
Archaeological
Park
Via Ginori
57023 Cecina
Cecina
Archaeological
Park
Information and
bookings:
Cooperativa
Sociale Il Cosmo
tel. 0586 769255
320 1157451
[email protected]
www.ilcosmo.it
The park is situated in an attractive garden in San
Vincenzino, where a Roman villa built on the villa
urbana model, with rooms opening onto gardens
and porticos, has been unearthed. Building of the
villa began in the second half of the 1st century
BC; it was equipped with a complex water system
consisting of a series of ducts through which water
filtered and was collected in a large underground
cistern (open to visitors). During the 2nd and 3rd
centuries AD, thermal baths and a summer triclinium (dining
room) adorned with a fountain were built. Part of the elegant
dwelling house was occupied by equipment for oil production in
the 3rd and 4th centuries. The villa was progressively abandoned
during the 5th century; a phase of decay followed in which
building materials (marble, cramp irons and metal conduits)
were taken from the illegally occupied buildings to be recycled.
In the 7th – early 8th century, the area around the villa was
occupied by a vast necropolis for poor burials in graves that
were sometimes lined with slabs of stone. The archaeological
park also has an interesting display of artefacts (architectural
material, earthenware pottery, coins, and various utensils) from
the villa, found during excavations.
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Archaeological
Museum
Villa Guerrazzi
località La
Cinquantina
San Pietro in
Palazzi - Cecina
tel. 0586/680145
museo.archeolog
[email protected]
cina.li.it
www.comune.ce
cina.li.it/museo.ar
cheologico/indi
ce.htm
Cecina
Archaeological
Museum
The new display (inaugurated in August
2003) contained in
the twelve exhibition
rooms includes exceptional loans from
the Florence Archaeological Museum, the
Guarnacci Museum of
Volterra, and the Chiellini
Collection, Livorno.
It is a fascinating re-creation
of the history of the area which
stretched from Volterra to the
sea, a journey from the
Palaeolithic age to Roman times,
with particular attention to Etruscan
culture and customs from the end of the VIII
century to the middle of the VI century BC. The
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Information and
bookings:
Cooperativa
Sociale Il Cosmo
tel. 0586 769255
320 1157451
[email protected]
www.ilcosmo.it
Museum is in Villa Guerrazzi at La Cinquantina. It recounts the
history of the Cecina Valley (which be-longed to Etruscan
Volterra) from pre-history to the end of ancient times through
interesting artefacts from settlements, necropolis and craft and
commercial activities in Volterra (Badia necropolis), Casale
Marittimo, Belora, Montescudaio, Casaglia, Guardistallo,
Bibbona, Cecina and Castagneto Carducci. Of particular
interest are artefacts from the Casale Marittimo settlement and
necropolis, which testify to the role and wealth of the “warrior
princes” who dominated the lower Cecina Valley. The
Montescudaio cinerary urn decorated all around with figures
depicting a funeral banquet, jewellery from Belora (partly
already displayed at Riparbella), Roman artefacts from the area
(kilns for amphorae being one of the most important production
activities), and wrecks are also on display. Objects from other
regions of Italy, either donated or acquired on the antiques
market, are also on show (bucchero and decorated Greek
pottery, weapons, and bronze ornaments such as brooches,
necklaces and belts).
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Civic
Archeaological
Museum Palazzo
Bombardieri
V. del Castello, 24
57016 Rosignano
Marittimo
tel. 0586/724285
fax 0586/724286
museo@comune.
rosignano.livorno.it
Rosignano Marittimo
Civic Archaeological
Museum
www.comune.
rosignano.livorno.it
In this museum, housed in the Palazzo Bombardieri in the
medieval citadel of Rosignano, visitors can trace the history of a
vast area from the Livorno hills to the upper Cecina Valley,
controlled in ancient times by the cities of Pisa and Volterra.
Emphasis is on man’s rapport with his environment, economic
activities (agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, hunting, fishing,
stone masonry, ceramics and trade) and population of
the countryside with villas and farms in Roman times.
Funerary objects from necropolis at Castiglioncello
and Vada, architectural and
decorative elements from the
“luxurious” residences situated
along the coast (villae
marittimae) and in the
interior, amphorae and
anchors from wrecks
found in the waters off
Vada are all preserved
in the Museum. One
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section is dedicated to the San Gaetano
archaeological area (Vada).
There are also numerous medieval and
renaissance artefacts recovered from the
Rosignano Castle.
On the ground floor of the Museum is a
fascinating reconstruction of some rooms of
a 1st century AD Roman villa – the atrium,
triclinium or dining room, cubiculum or
bedroom, kitchen and weaving room.
The Museum also organizes activities for
schools, including cooking with faithful
reproductions of ancient pots and recipes
of the times, serving and eating lunch in the
triclinium and dying and weaving cloth on
a loom.
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San Gaetano
Archaeological
Area, Vada
(Rosignano
Marittimo)
Information and
bookings at the
Archaelogical
Museum Palazzo
Bombardieri,
Rosignano
Marittimo
tel. 0586/724285
fax. 0586/724286
San Gaetano
Archaeological
Area, Vada
Guided tours on
request
Vada was Volterra’s port during Etruscan and Roman times. It is
thought the ancient port was situated in the area where the Solvay
company’s jetty now stands, as that area of sea was particularly
suitable as an anchorage and for loading and unloading cargoes,
being protected by extensive system of sand bars. At the beginning
of the 5th century, a poet sailing from Rome to Gaul (France) gave
a vivid description of the port, which was entered through a narrow
channel between the sandbars, still identifiable today, marked by
branch-topped poles. Nearby, at San Gaetano on the north side of Vada, a section
of the harbour area built in the second half of the 1st century AD has been unearthed.
The buildings had been built over the remains of a 9th-century BC Etruscan village of
huts, destroyed and abandoned following a rise in sea level. Excavation of the area
is still underway; at the moment, the area appears to consist of two thermal baths, a
monumental fountain, warehouses – called horrea – a market and the premises of a
port company. The buildings were richly decorated with statues, mosaics in stone and
glass, and frescoes, only part of which have survived and are preserved in the
Rosignano Marittimo Museum. The area, which was rebuilt in the IV century, seems to
have been an active part of the numerous objects recovered – amphorae for wine,
oil, fish-sauce and fruit, pottery, lamps and coins – provide important information
about imports and exports in the harbour and hinterland.
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National
Archaeological
Museum,
Castiglioncello
Via del Museo, 8
57016
Castiglioncello
National
Archaeological Museum
CASTIGLIONCELLO
For information:
Archaeological
Museum,
Rosignano
Marittimo
tel. 0586/724285
fax 0586/724286
The Museum is situated on the Castiglioncello headland in an
extensive pinewood at Il Poggetto, a short distance from Baia
del Porticciolo, and was built between 1912-1914 in the form of a
Greek temple (IV – II centuries BC). It is within an important
archaeological area identified in the early 20th century. More
than 300 Etruscan and Roman tombs have been excavated on
the headland, dating from the end of the IV to the beginning of
I BC, containing particularly rich funerary objects, confirmation
that a settlement with a lively economy was present in the area,
with well developed production and commercial activities. The
inlets of Quercetano to the north and Portovecchio to the south
guaranteed ships an easy landfall for loading and unloading
cargo. A selection of objects from the necropolis is on display in
the Museum. Among these is a splendid II BC alabaster urn,
which held the ashes of Velia Cerinei, a high ranking Etruscan
lady.
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Mediterranean
Natural History
Museum, Livorno
Villa Henderson,
Via Roma, 234
57127 Livorno
tel. 0586/266711
fax 0586/260747
www.provincia.livor
no.it
musmed@iprovincia.
livorno.it
Guided tours must
be booked in
advance at the
Museum office.
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Mediterranean
Natural
History Museum,
Livorno
The Human History Room in the Mediterranean Natural History
Museum illustrates man’s physical and cultural evolution, with
particular reference to population of the Mediterranean area.
A fascinating and easily-understood itinerary includes casts of
hominid fossils, descriptions of the biological and paleontographic evidence of the long journey it is thought leads from
anthropomorphous African apes to modern man, and stone
implements used in prehistoric times.
Visitors can examine the face of a Neanderthal man
(reproduced by applying the techniques of forensic medicine
to a Neanderthal skull), and admire copies of the rock
paintings of the famous Lascaux caves or prehistoric statues of
Venus.
Torretta Vecchia
Archaeological Site,
Collesalvetti
Torretta Vecchia
Archaeological
Site,
Collesalvetti
Torrretta Vecchia
Strada statale 206
Emilia
57014 Collesalvetti
c/o Comune di
Collesalvetti
tel. 0586/980255
istruzione@comu
ne.collesalvetti.li.it
Open by
appointment.
At Torretta Vecchia, along the Emilia, Highway SS 206, which
corresponds with the Roman Via Emilia, was a mansio (a rest and
refreshment halt), where government couriers and travellers
could find lodgings and inns to sleep and eat and stabling for
their horses, thermal baths, and medical and police services. It is
possible to visit a spacious courtyard with porticoes, which lead
to rooms with mosaic floors, and two richly decorated thermal
baths. The complex was built in the first half of I BC at the time the
road was constructed and remained in use until the mid-VI
century AD.
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PROVINCIA
DI LIVORNO
Tourist Information
Office
Via Pieroni, 18/20
57123 Livorno
tel. and fax 0586
894236
www.costadegli
etruschi.it
info@costadegli
etruschi.it
INFORMAtION
Tourist
information offices
Castiglioncello
Via Aurelia, 632
tel. 0586 753241
apt7castiglioncello@costadegli
etruschi.it
Quercianella
Via del Littorale, angolo via Aurelia
tel. 0586 491507
[email protected]
Rosignano Marittimo
Via Gramsci,19
tel. e fax 0586 792973
[email protected]
Rosignano Solvay
Via Berlinguer
tel. e fax 0586 767215
[email protected]
Cala de' Medici
c/o porto turistico Cala de' Medici
Viale Trieste
tel. 0586 760818
[email protected]
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Vada
Vada Centro
Piazza Garibaldi, 93
tel. 0586 788373 fax 0586 785030
[email protected]
La Mazzanta
Via Valle D'Aosta, 78
tel. e fax 0586 770391
[email protected]
Cecina Mare
Piazza S. Andrea, 6
tel. e fax 0586 620678
[email protected]
Bibbona
Via Aurelia Nord, 6
loc. La California
tel. e fax 0586 677581
[email protected]
Marina di Bibbona
Via dei Cavalleggeri Nord
tel. 0586 600699
[email protected]
Text
Prof. Marinella Pasquinucci
Translation
Agorà Livorno
Publishing co-ordination
U.O. Informazione e Accoglienza, Diffusione
della conoscenza dell’offerta turistica Provincia di Livorno
Photos
Archivio fotografico APT Costa degli
Etruschi - Provincia di Livorno, Museo
Archeologico di Rosignano Marittimo,
Comuni di Cecina, Collesalvetti e Piombino,
Andrea Bozzolani
Printers Pacini Editore, year 2014
San Guido
Località San Guido - Bolgheri
tel. 0565 749768
[email protected]
Piombino
Via Ferruccio
tel. 0565 225639
[email protected]
Castagneto Carducci
c/o Museo Archivio G. Carducci
Palazzo Comunale
Via Carducci, 1
tel. 0565 765032 - fax 0565 763845
[email protected]
[email protected]
Baratti
Loc. Villini
Baratti - Populonia
[email protected]
Marina di Castagneto
Via della Marina, 8
tel. 0565 744276 - fax 0565 746012
[email protected]
San Vincenzo
Via della Stazione
tel. 0565 701533 - fax 0565 706914
[email protected]
Suvereto
Via Matteotti
tel. 0565 829304
[email protected]
Campiglia Marittima
c/o Centro Civico Mannelli
Via Buozzi, 11/A
tel./fax 0565 837201
[email protected]
[email protected]
Sassetta
Via di Castagneto
tel. 0565 794521
[email protected]