Puntone di Scarlino

Puntone di Scarlino is a village in Tuscany, Central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 345.

Puntone is about 41 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Scarlino, and it is situated on the Gulf of Follonica, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a tourist resort with a well-equipped marina.

Main sights

 * Portus Scabris Archaeological Museum, full of Roman artefacts found during the construction of the port.
 * Chapel of Puntone, little church that is part of the parish of Pian d'Alma.
 * Former church of San Severo a Portiglioni, it is attested in a document of 1104 and its ruins lie next to the village.
 * Tower of Portiglioni, old coastal tower, now reduced to rubble.
 * Roman villa of Puntone Vecchio, ruins of a building of 1st century BC.