Rocchette
| Rocchette | |
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| Frazione | |
View of the beach of Rocchette at sunset
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 Rocchette
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| Coordinates: 42°46′37″N 10°47′35″E / 42.77694°N 10.79306°ECoordinates: 42°46′37″N 10°47′35″E / 42.77694°N 10.79306°E | |
| Country |
 Italy
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| Region |
 Tuscany
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| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Castiglione della Pescaia |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9 |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 58043 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Rocchette is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto.
Rocchette is about 25 km from Grosseto and 6 km from Castiglione della Pescaia, and it is situated at the foot of Poggio Peroni, one of the peaks of the promontory of Punta Ala, in the pine forest of Roccamare along the Tyrrhenian coast. Rocchette is known for its beaches and it is populated especially in summer, by tourists, mainly from Northern Europe. The village is situated west to the Provincial Road which links Castiglione della Pescaia to Follonica.
Rocchette was formerly known as Campo Albo, a small village born in the Middle Ages, with a castle and a notable pieve, that no longer exists.
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