Montalto di Castro is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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, in the

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region of

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, located about northwest of

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and about west of

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. It is home to a large

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powered

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managed by

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and the largest solar PV power plant in Italy.

Transportation

Montalto di Castro is linked by road to the

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motorway. The Italian state railway

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provides a rail link that allows passengers to travel to

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Orbetello Orbetello is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Grosseto (Tuscany), Italy. It is located about south of Grosseto, on the Lagoon of Orbetello, which is home to an important Natural Reserve. History Orbetello was an ancient Etruscan set ...

, or

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People

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, Italian actress * Alice Sabatini, Italian model and basketball player, Miss Italia 2015

References

External links

www.comune.montaltodicastro.vt.it/

Tuscia 360 about Montalto di Castro with VR panoramas
* http://www.e656.net/orario/stazione/montalto_di_castro.html Cities and towns in Lazio {{Latium-geo-stub

Transportation

People

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