Museo dell'uomo e dell'ambiente
Museum in the Palazzo Pretorio of the Medici fortress city of Terra del Sole, with 25 rooms on the history of the fortress and rural Romagna life up to the 1940s.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1972 on the initiative of the Pro Loco of Terra del Sole, with the aim of preserving evidence of the Romagna peasant and craft world that was disappearing. Over time it has been extended and restructured, up to the present display, whose content has been renewed.
It is housed in the Palazzo Pretorio, or Palazzo dei Commissari Granducali (Palace of the Grand-Ducal Commissioners), which overlooks the Piazza d’Armi of Terra del Sole, the fortress city founded in 1564 by Cosimo I de’ Medici as the last fortress with administrative, military, judicial and religious functions in Tuscan Romagna.
The route is spread across 25 rooms and two itineraries. The historical-architectural itinerary passes through the Salone dei Commissari and other restored rooms, with parts of Renaissance frescoes and the criminal court room decorated with the coats of arms of the commissioners. The ethno-anthropological itinerary recreates the settings and trades of peasant and sharecropping life up to the 1940s, from the farmhouse (casa colonica) to the ancient crafts.
Highlights
- Palazzo Pretorio with Renaissance frescoes and the criminal court room
- Historical itinerary on the founding of the fortress city of Terra del Sole
- Reconstructed rooms of the farmhouse and the sharecropping family
- Recreation of old crafts with original tools
- Classroom for schools
Permanent exhibitions
- Itinerario storico-architettonico – Route through the Palazzo Pretorio on the founding and the political and administrative functions of the fortress city of Terra del Sole, with frescoed rooms and the criminal court room.
- Itinerario etno-antropologico – Reconstructed rooms and original tools illustrating peasant life and the old crafts of the Romagna hills up to the 1940s.
- Founded
- 1972
- Operated by
- Pro Loco Terra del Sole (in collaborazione con il Comune di Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4Young people aged 7 to 14, over 65s and teachers with a teacher card |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 6 · Free admission up to age 6; reduced rate for ages 7 to 14. |
| Seniors | €4Over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companion. |
The ticket includes access to the Palazzo Pretorio and the historical museum. Free admission also for residents of the Comune of Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole and for children aged 0 to 6. Prices refer to a Touring Club offer; it is advisable to check them.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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- Family tours & workshops
The museum offers educational workshops for children aged 6 to 12 and a classroom for schools.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in Piazza d’Armi, in the heart of the fortress city of Terra del Sole.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | In the periods announced by the organisers there are guided tours with free participation (about an hour and a half, €5 per person in addition to the ticket, registration by message by 12:00 the day before) and guided tours by reservation for groups. There is a classroom for schools. Dogs may enter only the open spaces of the complex, on a lead and muzzled. |
