The Malaspina fortress or Malaspina Castle (Rocca Malaspina in Italian) is a medieval fortress which, thanks to its privileged location, overlooking the town of Massa. The complex is located , as the Castle Aghinolfi Montignoso on a hill overlooking the coast of Corvo promontory to Livorno.
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The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Francis (Duomo di Massa or Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Francesco in Italian) is the most important church of Massa. The parish church of San Pietro in Bagnara was the object of continuous attention of Cybo. In the sixteenth century, it is described as a building of considerable size […]
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Among the fountainsof Massa, the fountain of Mercury (Fontana di Mercurio in Italian) was built in 1566, the fountain was built where there was an old well , hence the name of the Piazza del Pozzo. On a Carrara marble column is a statue of Hermes.
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Mercury Square (Piazza Mercurio in Italian) is one of the historic squares of Massa . The square is named after the statue of the god Mercury above the fountain in the center of the square. There are many historical buildings in the square : the old church of St. John and the beautiful town hall […]
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The Ducal Palace in Massa (Palazzo Ducale di Massa in Italian) is located in Piazza of Aranci. It is also called the Red Palace (Palazzo Rosso in Italian), and today is also the Prefecture (Prefettura in Italian). The building was started in 1563 by Alberico Cybo – Malaspina, who transformed an existing family villa. The […]
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