Castell'Ottieri

Castell'Ottieri is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 195.^[1]

Castell'Ottieri
Frazione
The Rocca degli Ottieri
Castell'Ottieri Location of Castell'Ottieri in Italy
Coordinates: 42°43′54″N 11°45′5″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Sorano
Elevation	472 m (1,549 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	163
Demonym	Castellesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58010
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Castell'Ottieri is about 90 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Sorano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Sorano to Castell'Azzara. Ancient capital of the small County of Ottieri, Castell'Ottieri is now a pittoresque Renaissance village.^[2]

Main sights

• San Bartolomeo (16th century), main parish church of the village, it was built in 1590 and contains some Baroque paintings.
• Santa Maria (17th century)
• Rocca degli Ottieri, old castle built by Aldobrandeschis in the Middle Ages, it was re-built during the Renaissance by the Ottieri, as the seat of the county.