Puntone di Scarlino is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 345.[1]

Puntone di Scarlino Puntone / Portiglioni
Frazione
Portus Scabris Archaeological Museum
Puntone di Scarlino Location of Puntone di Scarlino in Italy
Coordinates: 42°53′23″N 10°47′27″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Scarlino
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	503
Demonym(s)	Puntonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58020
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Puntone is about 41 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Scarlino, and it is situated on the Gulf of Follonica, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a tourist resort with a well-equipped marina.

Main sights

• Portus Scabris Archaeological Museum, full of Roman artefacts found during the construction of the port.
• Chapel of Puntone, little church that is part of the parish of Pian d'Alma.
• Former church of San Severo a Portiglioni, it is attested in a document of 1104 and its ruins lie next to the village.
• Tower of Portiglioni, old coastal tower, now reduced to rubble.
• Roman villa of Puntone Vecchio, ruins of a building of 1st century BC.

References

Bibliography

• Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999.
• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.

See also

• Pian d'Alma
• Scarlino
• Scarlino Scalo

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