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Pescina, Seggiano

Coordinates: 42°55′10″N 11°35′15″E / 42.91944°N 11.58750°E / 42.91944; 11.58750
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Pescina
The church of San Lorenzo
The church of San Lorenzo
Pescina is located in Italy
Pescina
Pescina
Location of Pescina in Italy
Coordinates: 42°55′10″N 11°35′15″E / 42.91944°N 11.58750°E / 42.91944; 11.58750
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneSeggiano
Elevation
747 m (2,451 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total173
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58038
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Pescina is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Seggiano, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 153.[1]

Pescina is about 62 km from Grosseto and 5 km from Seggiano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Seggiano to the top of Mount Amiata.

Main sights

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  • San Lorenzo Martire, main parish church of the village, it contains a Madonna col Bambino by Luca di Tommè.
  • Giardino di Daniel Spoerri, a contemporary sculpture garden founded by artist Daniel Spoerri in 1997.

Cuisine

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The village is known for its typical dish, sugo di scottiglia alla pescinaia, or simply "scottiglia", a sauce with a mixture of beef, pork, chicken, turkey, rabbit and lamb.

References

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Bibliography

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  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997