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Suvereto

A stone borgo above the Val di Cornia, named for the cork oaks of its forests and ruled from the Rocca Aldobrandesca since 973.

Best time
Apr–Oct
Population
2,955

Known for

  • CORK OAKS

    The Latin suberetum, a wood of quercus suber, gave the town its name; the surrounding forests still hold the trees.

  • ALDOBRANDESCHI

    Noble family who held the Rocca from 973 and ruled large sections of southern Toscana and Maremma through the medieval period.

  • VAL DI CORNIA

    Wine country under the Val di Cornia DOC and Suvereto DOCG appellations, producing Sangiovese, Cabernet and Merlot at low elevation.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

  • J12°
  • F14°
  • M15°
  • A18°
  • M23°
  • J28°
  • J32°
  • A32°
  • S27°
  • O22°
  • N17°
  • D13°
  • Best
  • Hot or crowded
  • Quiet
  • Mostly closed

Daytime averages, 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.

The festa: Vera Croce, 3 May

Why come

Suvereto sits on the inland edge of the Val di Cornia, twelve kilometers from the Tyrrhenian coast. The name comes from the Latin suberetum, a wood of cork oaks, and the surrounding forests still hold them. The Rocca Aldobrandesca, first documented in 973, occupies the highest point of the borgo; the Aldobrandeschi family who controlled it also ruled large sections of southern Toscana and the Maremma.

The town reached its golden age in the thirteenth century, when Frederick II granted it a charter of freedoms in 1216 and the Palazzo Comunale was built. The centro storico is a tight grid of stone vicoli that runs uphill from the Romanesque Pieve di San Giusto to the fortress. Suvereto carries five institutional signals at once, a rare combination in the province of Livorno, and the surrounding wine country falls under the Val di Cornia DOC and Suvereto DOCG appellations.

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How to get there

From Florence / Pisa (PSA), about 1h 37m by car.

Bologna (BLQ) is about 3h 10m away.

By car from the centre of Pisa 1h 31m, Siena 2 hours or Florence 2h 22m.

Coming by train into Livorno Centrale? Suvereto is about 1h 21m away by road.

Every town within reach of Florence / Pisa airport.

Suvereto, photo 1
Suvereto, photo 2

What to see

  • Rocca Aldobrandesca

    Fortress at the highest point of the borgo, documented from 973, expanded in the twelfth century and partly restored as an open archaeological site.

  • Pieve di San Giusto

    Eleventh-century Romanesque parish church at the foot of the borgo, with a sandstone façade and a single nave divided by stone columns.

  • Palazzo Comunale

    Thirteenth-century town hall with a double external staircase and Ghibelline merlons, one of the earliest surviving civic palaces of the Maremma.

  • Convento di San Francesco

    Franciscan convent founded in the thirteenth century, with a cloister and a small church holding fifteenth-century frescoes.

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Where to eat

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.

  • I’ CiocioRistorante

    One Gambero Rosso fork (77/100) for I’ Ciocio, along with a Slow Food snail and a spot in the Michelin Guide.

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.

Living here

  • Population 2,955
  • Remotei
  • Pharmacy in town
  • Nearest high school over ~30 minutes away
  • Nearest airport Florence / Pisa, 1 h 37 min drive
  • Regional capital Firenze, 2 h 22 min drive

Common questions

What is Suvereto known for?
Suvereto is a stone borgo at 127 meters above the Val di Cornia, named for the cork oaks of its forests and ruled from the Rocca Aldobrandesca since 973.
Where is Suvereto?
Suvereto is a comune in the province of Livorno, in Tuscany.
What is the nearest airport to Suvereto?
Florence / Pisa (PSA), about 1h 37m by car.
How long is the drive from Pisa to Suvereto?
About 1h 31m by car.
When is the best time to visit Suvereto?
Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 32 degrees, and December the wettest, with about 13 rain days.
Is there a sagra or a festival in Suvereto?
Yes. Palio dell'Imperatore. August is when the first of them falls.
Which other towns are like Suvereto?
Buonconvento, Casale Marittimo and Castiglione d'Orcia.
How many people live in Suvereto?
2,955 at the 2023 count.
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources

The numbers

  • Elevation: 127 m
  • Population: 2,955
  • Surface area: 92.47 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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