Fonteblanda

Fonteblanda
Frazione
A beach in Fonteblanda
Fonteblanda Location of Fonteblanda in Italy
Coordinates: 42°34′N11°10′E / 42.567°N 11.167°E / 42.567; 11.167
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Orbetello
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,088
Demonym	Fonteblandini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58015
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Fonteblanda is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 904. ^[1]

Fonteblanda is easily reached from Via Aurelia, and is about 25 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Orbetello.

Main sights

• Santa Maria Goretti, main parish church in the village, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli in 1950 and consecrated in 1980.
• Santa Maria dell'Osa, notable contemporary architecture designed by architect Ico Parisi in 1963.
• Poggio Talamonaccio: an Etruscan archaeological site.

Transports

• Talamone railway station: despite its name, it is located in Fonteblanda.

See also

• Albinia
• Ansedonia
• Giannella
• San Donato, Orbetello
• Talamone

References

1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine , Istat.

External links

• Tourism in Orbetello