Pomonte, Scansano

The Villa Sforzesca

Pomonte is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scansano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 26.^[1]

Pomonte is about 40 km from Grosseto and 14 km from Scansano, and it is situated on the hills along the Amiatina Provincial Road.

Main sights

Church of San Benedetto, main parish church of the village, it was built in 1967.
Villa Sforzesca, known as Pomonte farmhouse, it was built by the Sforza family in 1577.

Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999

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