Monte Argentario
Monte Argentario | |
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| Comune di Monte Argentario | |
Monte Argentario within the Province of Grosseto | |
Location of Monte Argentario | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′N 11°7′E / 42.433°N 11.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Frazioni | Cala Moresca, Cala Piccola, Carrubo, Porto Ercole, Porto Santo Stefano, Pozzarello, Santa Liberata, Sbarcatello, Terrarossa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Borghini |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
• Total | 11,994 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santostefanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58019 |
| Dialing code | 0564 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Erasmus and Stephen |
| Saint day | June 2 |
| Website | Official website |
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Monte Argentario is a comune (municipality) and a peninsula belonging to the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Florence and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Grosseto. The peninsula is connected with the mainland by three spits of land which form two lagoons, the Laguna di Ponente on the west side and the Laguna di Levante on the east side of the middle dam. The two main villages on Monte Argentario are Porto Santo Stefano, chief town, facing north, and Porto Ercole facing south.
The panoramic road Strada panoramica starts in Porto Santo Stefano allowing splendid views of the coast and the Tuscan Archipelago.
Monte Argentario borders the comune of Orbetello, which is located on the middle dam between the two lagoons.