Albinia
For the Roman gens, see Albinia (gens).
Albinia is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 2,567[1] and it is the most populous hamlet in Orbetello municipality.
Albinia is easily reached from Via Aurelia - it's about 33 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Orbetello - and from the Pisa-Grosseto-Rome railway thanks to its own station.
Main sights
- Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, main parrish of the village.
- Torre delle Saline (Salt Fortress), built by the Republic of Siena in 14th century and fortified by the Spanish in 1630.
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Coordinates: 42°30′08″N 11°12′29″E / 42.50222°N 11.20806°E
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