Boccheggiano

43°5′25″N 11°2′1″E / 43.09028°N 11.03361°E / 43.09028; 11.03361Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneMontieriElevation664 m (2,178 ft)Population • Total311DemonymBoccheggianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code(+39) 0564

Boccheggiano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montieri, province of Grosseto, in the area of Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 339.^[1]

Boccheggiano is about 48 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Montieri, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Massa Marittima with Monticiano. It was an important mining village.

Main sights

• San Bartolomeo (15th century), main parish church of the village, it was restructured many times (in 1864, 1986, 1990).
• San Sebastiano (14th century), it was restructured in the 17th century.
• Walls of Boccheggiano, old fortifications which surround the village since the 13th century.
  • Porta della Torricella, main gate and access to the medieval village.
  • Porta di Villa, destroyed.
• Municipal Theatre of Boccheggiano, it was built in 1927.
• Giardino dei Suoni (Garden of Sounds), a park of contemporary art founded by artist Paul Fuchs.

References

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.

See also

• Gerfalco
• Montieri
• Travale