Tuscany · Grosseto
Manciano
A market town in the southern Maremma, with a Sienese fortress of 1424 and the thermal frazione of Saturnia in its territory.
- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- By car
- 2 h 10 min from Siena
- Population
- 7,052
Known for
SATURNIA
Etruscan frazione with sulphurous hot springs averaging 37 degrees Celsius, used since Roman times and free to enter at the Cascate del Mulino.
ROCCA SENESE
Square keep on Aldobrandeschi foundations, built by Siena in 1424 during the brief occupation of the southern Maremma.
MAREMMA MARKET
Historic market town for the Albegna and Fiora valleys, wine and olive oil from low hills, wild boar and pecorino from the surrounding pastures.
MORELLINO DI SCANSANO
The commune lies inside the Morellino di Scansano DOCG production zone.
When to visit
Best · Apr–Oct
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- F12°
- M13°
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- O20°
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- D11°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime averages, 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
The festa: Leonardo di Noblac, 6 November
Why come
Manciano sits on a hill in the southern Maremma grossetana, with a 360-degree view that runs from Monte Amiata north to the Tyrrhenian coast. The Aldobrandeschi held the original stronghold from the twelfth century. Siena occupied the town between 1419 and 1455 and built the Rocca that still dominates the centro storico, a square keep with battlements on a shoe-base.
After 1455 it returned to local rule and passed eventually to the Medici Grand Duchy. The comune is large by Toscana standards and includes some of the best-known places of the southern Maremma: Saturnia, the Etruscan town built around its sulphurous hot springs, and Montemerano, a small walled borgo on the road to the Lago di Bolsena. The Albegna and Fiora valleys, which the town once served as a regional market, still meet at its foot. Wine, olive oil and wild boar work the territory in roughly the order they sit on a Maremmano menu.
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How to get there
From Rome (FCO), about 2h 23m by car.
Florence / Pisa (PSA) is about 3 hours away.
By car from the centre of Siena 2h 10m or Perugia 2h 30m.
What to see
Rocca Aldobrandesca
Sienese fortress of 1424 on Aldobrandeschi foundations, square keep, walls with battlements and a solid shoe-base, dominating the centro storico.
Saturnia
Etruscan town and frazione south of Manciano, with medieval walls, remains of a Roman road and the sulphurous hot springs used since antiquity.
Montemerano
Small walled borgo east of Manciano, three concentric circles of streets and a fifteenth-century Madonna della Gattaiola in the parish church.
Chiesa di San Leonardo
Romanesque parish church inside the walls, rebuilt in the seventeenth century, with a fifteenth-century baptismal font in travertine.
Museo di Preistoria e Protostoria
Prehistory museum on the Albegna and Fiora valleys, with finds from Paleolithic through Etruscan occupation across the comune territory.
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Where to eat and stay
Not our picks, but places the guides put their name to: a Michelin star, a Gambero Rosso fork, a Slow Food snail, a Michelin Key for the hotels. Worth a table, a counter, or a night when you pass through.
CainoRistorante
Two Michelin stars for Caino, and a La Liste score of 90.
I Due Cippi dal 1976Ristorante
Two Gambero Rosso forks (82/100) for I Due Cippi dal 1976, and a spot in the Michelin Guide.
La FilandaRistorante
La Filanda has a spot in the Michelin Guide to its name.
Trattoria Da PaolinoTrattoria
Trattoria Da Paolino carries two Gambero Rosso prawns.
Terme di Saturnia Natural SPA & Golf ResortHotel
A Leading Hotels of the World listing, at Terme di Saturnia Natural SPA & Golf Resort.
Through the year
What happens here
Feasts and festivals that come back year after year. We give the month rather than the date, because the date moves and the month rarely does. Check with the source before you plan a journey around one.
Palio delle Botti di Mancianohistorical re-enactment
usually held in August. Borghi Toscana - Eventi
Bagana e Festa della Torchiaturafood festival
usually held in September. TrovaSagre
Festa delle Cantine a Mancianofood festival
usually held in September. itinerarinelgusto.it
The Sunday letter
Manciano got its letter. One town every Sunday, free. The photo, the food, the festa.
Living here
- Population 7,052
- Remotei
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Nearest airport Rome, 2 h 23 min drive
- Regional capital Firenze, 3 h 6 min drive
Thermal baths in town: Cascate del Mulino, Terme di Saturnia.
Common questions
- What is Manciano known for?
- Manciano is a market town at 444 meters in the southern Maremma, with a Sienese fortress of 1424 and the thermal frazione of Saturnia in its territory.
- Where is Manciano?
- Manciano is a comune in the province of Grosseto, in Tuscany.
- What is the nearest airport to Manciano?
- Rome (FCO), about 2h 23m by car.
- How long is the drive from Siena to Manciano?
- About 2h 10m by car.
- When is the best time to visit Manciano?
- Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 31 degrees, and December the wettest, with about 14 rain days.
- Is there a sagra or a festival in Manciano?
- Yes. Palio delle Botti di Manciano, Bagana e Festa della Torchiatura and Festa delle Cantine a Manciano. August is when the first of them falls.
- Which other towns are like Manciano?
- Pitigliano, Subiaco and Oriolo Romano.
- How many people live in Manciano?
- 7,052 at the 2023 count.
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources
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The numbers
- Elevation: 444 m
- Population: 7,052
- Surface area: 372.51 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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