RIOTORTO

 

The village is located along the Via Aurelia near Follonica Riotorto is the last city in the province of Livorno before the border with the province of Grosseto.

The village of Vignale is located near the Tyrrhenian Sea. Along the coastline there is the Torre Mozza, built by the Lords of Piombino, the Appiani, around 1500, as a defensive tower to oversee the arrival of minerals from Elba.

Currently it is a tourist resort, where there are several sandy beaches.

Riotorto is a country located in the woods of Montioni and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Once the area, which is part of the Maremma Livornese, was swampy and sparsely populated; later the area was reclaimed, so as to allow the realization of farms, producing grapes and olives. The first settlement in Riotorto was the medieval castle, destroyed in 1360 from Piombino, the remains of which are covered by vegetation. You can still locate the walls, the route of the moat and the remains of the church of San Giovanni. 


CHIESA DI S. ANTONIO ABATE

 

It is the only parish in the country, located in the main square.

The Nativity, which is served during the holiday season, is very unique and attracts every year many visitors.


VIGNALE

 

The village of Vignale is located near the Tyrrhenian Sea. Along the coastline there is the Mozza Tower, built by the Lords of Piombino, the Appiani, around 1500, as a defensive tower to oversee the arrival of the Island of Elba minerals. Subsequently a mooring to land lignite was made.

The old estate of Vignale is regularly used to organize folklore events.


IL MOSAICO RITROVATO

 

A hand holding grapes ( excellent even the tiles in the beans of the bunch ) , a wicker basket . The first nude figure is the deity Aion , master of time and seasons that brings to mind an ideal triclinium where " time passes and you have to enjoy".

The charm of one of the famous mosaics of Vignale ( visible for less than a day last October ) came up to London.