Quercianella

Quercianella the province of Livorno, separated from the city by the stretch of rocky coastline of The Romito and located a few kilometers north of Castiglioncello. Occupied before 1781 and, in past eras took the name of Quercianella Sonnino, in honour the famous Baron Sidney Sonnino who had given the go-ahead to the construction of the castle overlooking the sea, the Castle Sonnino. Near the castle, there is a cave on the cliff of open Romito, which in ancient times were some romiti belonging to the order of Gesuati. Quercianella experienced a rapid development only from the second half of the when, with the improvement of roads were built some villas. In 1889 it was built a small and elegant neo-Gothic church, designed by Dario Giacomelli, and organized by the Franciscan fathers. Through the subsequent construction of the railway Livorno - Cecina, in 1910, Quercianella was equipped with a small railway station. At the same time there is the unveiling of the Heads Paolieri, one of the most popular locations in 1950 and inauguration of the Bar Dancing Pasquini the best known local summer in the area.