{"id":8009,"date":"2023-08-29T14:09:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/captains-lodge\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:33:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:33:59","slug":"captains-lodge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/captains-lodge\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain&#8217;s lodge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8009\" class=\"elementor elementor-8009 elementor-6711\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6d13d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6d13d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76f318\" data-id=\"a76f318\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b645fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b645fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6741 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/maremma.name\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Loggetta_del_Capitano_Sovana_GR-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"442\"><strong>Praetorian Palace<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span>Next to the Palazzo Pretorio, the Loggia del Capitano is not only aesthetically pleasing. It also occupies an important place in the history of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maremma.name\/sovana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Sovana.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The structure was built in medieval times and completely renovated during the fifteenth century at the same time as the Palazzo Pretorio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From this period, until the end of the 16th century, it was the illustrious residence of the Captains of Justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While their name might sound like that of a superhero, the Captains of Justice were not saving Sovana from evil. Instead, they were more like a very prestigious police unit made up of only the oldest and most noble families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Their lodge was therefore suitably luxurious and designed with only the finest local building materials, mainly sand-colored tuff. It too is spread over two very large levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The white coat of arms you see on the side of the building, and pictured above, belongs to the Medici. The restorers of the building were forced to add it in the 15th century at the request of Cosimo I de&#8217; Medici. He wanted to make sure the captains knew exactly who was in command.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Today, the lodge doubles as the city&#8217;s only gift shop. Definitely worth a wander inside just to see the elaborate design work on the walls and exposed roof beams.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Praetorian Palace Next to the Palazzo Pretorio, the Loggia del Capitano is not only aesthetically pleasing. It also occupies an important place in the history of Sovana. The structure was built in medieval times and completely renovated during the fifteenth century at the same time as the Palazzo Pretorio. 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