Cana, Roccalbegna

Cana
Frazione
View of Cana
Cana
Location of Cana in Italy
Coordinates: 42°47′47″N 11°25′32″E / 42.79639°N 11.42556°E / 42.79639; 11.42556Coordinates: 42°47′47″N 11°25′32″E / 42.79639°N 11.42556°E / 42.79639; 11.42556
Country  Italy
Region  Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Roccalbegna
Elevation 480 m (1,570 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 263
Demonym(s) Canesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 58053
Dialing code (+39) 0564

Cana is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccalbegna, province of Grosseto, in the southern area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 225.[1]

Cana is about 32 km from Grosseto and 11 km from Roccalbegna.

Main sights

  • San Martino (13th century), main parish of the village, it was rebuilt in 1970.
  • Madonna del Conforto (15th century), little chapel which contains the painting of Vergine del Conforto.
  • Walls of Cana, old fortifications which surround the village since 13th century.
  • Rocca aldobrandesca (13th century), a fortress built by Aldobrandeschi family.
  • Medicean well, a 17th-century well built by Medici.

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