Suvereto

Suvereto

Suvereto

Comune in Tuscany, Italy


Suvereto is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of Florence and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Livorno. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

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Government

Frazioni

The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Suvereto and the villages (frazioni) of Belvedere, Montioni, Prata and San Lorenzo. The small hamlets of Forni, Poggio al Turco, San Lorenzo Due, Tabarò and Valdamone are also included in the municipality.

Main sights

  • Rocca Aldobrandesca, ruins of a castle built in the mid-12th century near 9th century fortifications.
  • Pieve of San Giusto, a pleban church in Romanesque style
  • Countryside church of Santissima Annunziata
  • Church of the Crucifix
  • Natural Park of Montioni

Infrastructure

  • Static inverter plant of HVDC SACOI, the HVDC-power cable connecting the power grids of Corse and Sardinia with the grid of the Italian mainland.
  • Research centre for switchyards of ENEL, including an experimental 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long powerline to Valdicciola, which is partly built as underground cable

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Toscana" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.



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