Fort Le Marze
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Fort Le Marze is a coastal fortification located in the municipality of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, along the shoreline between Marina di Grosseto and Castiglione della Pescaia.
Built in the second half of the 18th century as part of a wider coastal defence system commissioned by Grand Duke Peter Leopold, it was intended to protect the Tuscan coast from piracy, smuggling, and public health threats. Originally a military structure, the fort has undergone extensive 20th-century alterations and today appears as a seaside villa, with only parts of its original quadrangular defensive layout still visible.
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