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Populonia
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Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Archaeological site

Populonia

Ancient Etruscan city-state

Piombino (LI), Tuscany

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At a glance

Coordinates
42°59′17″ N, 10°29′23″ E

About

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Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.

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Timeline

  1. 81 BCSiege

Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).

Photos

Jalo, Public domain
Jalo, Public domain
Jalo, Public domain
Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain

Getting there

PopuloniaTrain, nearest
4.2 km as the crow flies
Populonia
Molo 87.9 km
Aeroporto di Marina di Campo32.4 km

Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Populonia?

Populonia is in Piombino, in the province of Livorno (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 42.98807, 10.48968.

What else is there to see near Populonia?

Nearby you’ll find: Stronghold of Populonia (200 m away), Populonia (200 m away), Museo Gasparri (200 m away).

Sources and licences

Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.

Credits for the 9 photos
  1. Populonia Acropolis — AlMare, CC BY-SA 2.5
  2. Acropolis of Populonia - a road — Jalo, Public domain
  3. Acropolis of Populonia - An ancient temple — Jalo, Public domain
  4. Acropolis of Populonia - Seen from the castle — Jalo, Public domain
  5. Balsamari a cigno da tomba dei flabelli a poggio della porcareccia (populonia), 700-550 ac ca. — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Calesse etrusco della fossa della biga, da sa cerbone a populonia, 500-490 ac ca. (piombino, museo archeologico) 03 testa di giovane ariete — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
  7. Coppia di simpula (ramaioli), da populonia, età classica, 480-400 ac ca — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
  8. ISS064-E-51251 - View of Italy - Tyrrhenian Sea - San Vincenzo, Populonia coast - Golfo di Baratti - Populonia - Punta delle Pianacce - Poggio San Leonardo (cropped) — Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
  9. Oinochoe da poggio alla porcareccia, populonia — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0

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