GROSSETO, MAREMMA CHIEF CITY

Fortified city along the road between Rome and Pisa, in 1138 became an episcopal see thus taking on importance in Maremma. It later passed to the Aldobrandeschi, then was conquered by Siena and in 1559 passed to the Medici. Following several reclamations, it has been Capital of Maremma Province for at least two centuries and it is the northest of Tuscan provinces.