Population: c. 7,500
Surface area: 189.7 km2
Metres above sea level: 44

Origin of the name
This town takes its name from the Latin Castrum Montis Alto (castle on the high hill, indicating the last small hill before the sea and the first south of the Tuscan border).

Market-day
Thursday morning

Worth tasting in the area
Melons and watermelons, asparagus, sheep and goat's cheese, fish (obviously!) and tomatoes.

Quick guide to Montalto di Castro