

Tuscany · Livorno
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
- By car
- 1 h 31 min from Pisa
- 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.


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.
Palio dell'Imperatorehistorical re-enactment
usually held in August. Borghi Toscana - Eventi
The Sunday letter
Suvereto got its letter. One town every Sunday, free. The photo, the food, the festa.
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
Recognised as
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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