Roccalbegna


Roccalbegna is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about east of Grosseto.

History

Roccalbegna was a fief of the Aldobrandeschi in the Middle Ages; later it was part of the Republic of Siena, until the latter's fall in the hands of the Medici, who sold the town to the County of Santa Fiora. In the 18th century it was returned to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Main sights

Roccalbegna is home to several notable fortifications, such as the Cassero Senese and the Rocca Aldobrandesca, located on the hill overlooking the town and the Albegna river. Outside the town there is the large castle of Triana, also owned by the Aldobrandeschi and then by the Sforza of Santa Fiora; it has maintained its medieval line of walls. The hamlet of Cana has also an Aldobrandeschi-built line of walls from the 13th century.
Also notable is the Romanesque-Gothic church of Santi Pietro e Paolo. It has a large Gothic portal surmounted by a rose window. It houses some parts of a polyptych by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, a Pietà by Alessandro Casolani and a 15th-century small fresc of Madonna with Saints.

''Frazioni''

The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Roccalbegna and the villages of Cana, Santa Caterina, Triana and Vallerona.

Government

List of mayors