Situated on a green hill, this historic village contains an ancient castle built around 1100 and fortified in the 1500s.
The keeps, the splendid cistern and the church dedicated to St Hilary are fascinating and well preserved.
The parish church houses a wooden crucifix dating from the 1300s and a beautiful 15th century painting, "La Madonna delle Grazie".
Palazzo Bombardieri houses the Archaeological Museum, where remains from ancient local Villanovan settlements and
Etruscan, Roman, and medieval finds are on display.
Live scenes from the Nativity take place in the narrow paved streets and little squares in the days before Christmas
every year, giving the town a magical atmosphere.
Rosignano Marittimo overlooks wonderful vistas of the sea and surrounding hills. The view from the cluster-pine and
Mediterranean scrub shaded Poggetti Park stretches from Castiglioncello to the Gulf of Baratti.
Trails and paths through the green lead to fascinating reminders of the past, such as the washing troughs at
Poggetti fountain and the windmill.
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