Torniella

43°4′26″N 11°9′14″E / 43.07389°N 11.15389°E / 43.07389; 11.15389Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneRoccastradaElevation441 m (1,447 ft)Population • Total294DemonymTornielliniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code(+39) 0564

Torniella is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 323.^[1]

Torniella is about 46 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Roccastrada, and it is situated in the heart of La Pietra and Farma nature reserves.

Main sights

• San Giovanni Battista (14th century), main parish church of the village.
• Church of Immacolata Concezione, or Santi Fabiano e Sebastiano (17th century).
• Walls of Torniella, old fortifications which surround the village since 11th century.

References

Bibliography

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

See also

• Montemassi
• Piloni
• Ribolla
• Roccatederighi
• Sassofortino
• Sticciano