Museo della Rocca di Campiglia

The Rocca di Campiglia Museum presents archaeological finds from the medieval fortress within the cassero, beside the excavated castle complex above Campiglia Marittima.

Why it matters

The collection is displayed inside the site where many of its objects were found, connecting the material remains with the fortress and settlement they help explain. Military equipment and everyday objects together illuminate life in the medieval borgo.

What to notice

The displays include a nearly complete breastplate, a helmet and weapons, as well as pottery, tools and household objects recovered from excavations. The surrounding archaeological area preserves the cassero, cisterns, walls and remains of dwellings.

Context and history

The Rocca occupies the high ground above Campiglia Marittima. A deed of 1004 names the nearby Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria di Serena, while excavations have identified earlier settlement remains. The Della Gherardesca counts developed the castle by the end of the thirteenth century. Pisa and later Florence controlled parts of the complex. Systematic excavation resumed in the 1990s, and the restored complex opened in 2008 with the museum installed in the old cassero.