Montorio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma.
Geography Montorio is about 90 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Sorano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Sorano to Castell'Azzara.
History It was included — along with Castell'Ottieri, San Giovanni delle Contee and the castle of Sopano — in the small County of Ottieri in the Middle Ages. The county was abolished in 1616. Emanuele Repetti, «Montorio », Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
Main sights
Santa Maria (19th century), the main church of the village, it was built in the 19th century in the place of the ancient chapel of the castle. It is a typical Gothic Revival architecture.Carlo Citter, Guida agli edifici sacri della Maremma, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 2002. Castle of Montorio (12th century), built by the Aldobrandeschi in the Middle Ages, it was then restructured by the Ottieri and then transformed into a fortified farmhouse after the annexation of the county in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999. Walls of Montorio, old fortifications which surround the village since the 12th century.
References
Bibliography Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.
See also Castell'Ottieri Cerreto, Sorano Elmo, Sorano Montebuono, Sorano Montevitozzo San Giovanni delle Contee San Quirico, Sorano San Valentino, Sorano Sovana