Piombino - The Town

In Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, in the center of Piombino, can be seen a fragment of its medieval defenses, a massive 13th century tower and a 14th century town gate. From here the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the principal street of the old town, leads to the Palazzo Comunale (originally 12th century, but much rebuilt), adjoining which is the late 16th century clock-tower. In Piazza Curzio Desideri the late 14th century Church of Sant'Ántimo contains two fine tombs of the 14th and 15th centuries; a marble font by Andrea Guardi (1470) and another font made from an antique column. From the streets on the seafront there are attractive views of the island of Elba and the sea.