Campiglia Marittima is a commune and town with medieval origins in the south of Livorno Province in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 90 km (56 miles) southwest of Florence and about 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Livorno in the Val di Cornia. The Campiglia term dates from 1004 and derives from the Latin campus (“field”). The centre of the town is dominated by the Castle. The centre has narrow streets and stone house with outside stair-cases and small loggias. Its origins date to the 8th and 9th centuries, but it was rebuilt between the 12th and 13th centuries. Parts of the medieval wall are still visible, and the North Gate and the Florentine (or St Anthony) Gate are original of the era, decorated with the stone coats of arms of Pisa, Florence, Campiglia and of the Gherardesca counts. In 1862 the word marittima (from Latin Maritima) was added to Campiglia to underline its belonging to the Maremma region, the area washed by Tyrrhenian Sea.
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