Capalbio Scalo is a village in

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, central

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, administratively a

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of the

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of Capalbio,

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. It had a population of 551 as of 2011.

Geography

Capalbio Scalo is about 50 km from

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...

and 9 km from Capalbio. It is in the plain of southern

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between the hills of Capalbio and the

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. Capalbio Scalo lies on the shore of Lago di Burano, an important natural reserve.

Main sights

* Church of Santa Maria Goretti (20th century) is the main parish church of the village. It was built in 1986 and consecrated by bishop Eugenio Binini. * Tower of Buranaccio (16th century), built by the State of Presidi, is on the shore of the Burano Lake. * Tower of Macchiatonda (17th century), coastal defense tower built by the State of Presidi, was restructured during the 19th century. It was used as a location in the 1969 movie ''

The Seed of Man ''Il seme dell'uomo'' () is a 1969 French-Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. A young couple argue about having a child in the days after a global plague wipes out most of Earth's population. References External links

* 1969 films F ...

'' by director

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Transport

Capalbio Scalo is located along the

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highway which links Grosseto to

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. It is served by the Tirrenica railway line thanks to its own station.

Bibliography

* Fabiola Favilli, ''Capalbio. Alla scoperta del borgo e del territorio'', Arcidosso, C&P Adver Effigi, 2011.

Geography

Main sights

Transport

Bibliography

See also