San_Vincenzo,_Tuscany

San Vincenzo, Tuscany

San Vincenzo, Tuscany

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

San Vincenzo (Italian pronunciation: [saɱ vinˈtʃɛntso]) is an Italian commune in the province of Livorno, a Tuscan town in central-Italy.

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Geography

San Vincenzo is located on the Ligurian Sea, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Livorno and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Florence, in the part of coast which stretches from Livorno to Piombino, also known as Etruscan coast (in Italian: Costa degli Etruschi). The town develops on the Maremma livornese and it is bounded in the north by the comune of Castagneto Carducci and in the south by Piombino and the Rimigliano Coastal Park.

Monuments and landmarks

  • Rimigliano Coastal Park
  • Chiesa di San Vincenzo Ferrer
  • Torre di San Vincenzo
  • Torre Vecchia [it]

Recognitions

San Vincenzo is a seaside resort. In 2006 it received its first Blue Flag, awarded for its clear water, which was then also awarded from 2007 to 2023.[3]  

Notable people

Walter Mazzarri, a football coach, former manager of Watford F.C. and former football player, was born in San Vincenzo in 1961.

Twin towns

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  3. [3]
    "Programma Bandiera Blu". www.bandierablu.org. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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