The fortress

This 13th-century fortress was built for the Aldobrandeschi and as a means of protecting the harbor below.

In the following centuries, the fortress was expanded, attacked by pirates, rebuilt, expanded, attacked again by pirates, rebuilt, attacked and rebuilt until the 19th century.

In this century, the otherwise empty fortress became a rallying point for volunteer soldiers preparing to embark on the Expedition of the Thousand – a mission to reunite Italy under the command of 19th-century Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Today the fortress has been returned to some of its medieval glory. Its rectangular shape and four towers have been restored, while much of the stone-clad walls have been rebuilt.

Facing the sea, the fortress undoubtedly has the best views of Talamone and the Tyrrhenian Sea, and can be visited almost every day of the year.