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Country
  
Italy

Comune
  
Montieri

Demonym(s)
  
Travalini, Travalesi

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:00 PM

Province
  
Province of Grosseto

Region
  
Tuscany

Elevation
  
520 m (1,710 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
59 (2011)

Travale

Weather
  
11°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 73% Humidity

Travale is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montieri, province of Grosseto, in the area of Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 84.

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Map of 58026 Travale, Province of Grosseto, Italy

Travale is about 60 km from Grosseto and 6 km from Montieri, and it is situated in the Natural Reserve of Cornate and Fosini.

Main sights

  • Santi Michele e Silvestro (14th century), main parish church of the village, it contained a Crocifisso of 13th century.
  • Oratorio della Compagnia, ancient chapel of medieval origins, it is situated next to the main church.
  • Walls of Travale, old fortifications which surround the village since 12th century.

    • The guaita of Travale

    The village is well known in philology and literature because of its guaita, a phrase reported in a document of 1158 («guaita guaita male, non mangiai ma' mezo pane»), said by Malfredo di Casamagi, keeper of the castle, complaining about the bad treatment of the guards, who were deprived even of bread. The sentence is considered one of the very first evidences of Italian vernacular language.

    References

    Travale Wikipedia
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