The medieval town of Pitigliano is
situated on a tufa rock and its origins date back to Etruscan times;
it is 50 km far from Frallarenza, about one hour by car.
This village looks the same for centuries: three main streets connected by a dense network of very
narrow streets that follow one another, some of which end up on the overhanging cliff where you
can easily confuse the houses with the rock below.
Of great interest the two large sections of
the Mediceo aqueduct: supported by a pillar and connected to thirteen small arches were built
between 1636 and 1639 and are characteristic of the image of Pitigliano.
The Vie Cave, defined as "cyclopean works," is a charming
artificial roads network carved into the stone by the Etruscans, with high walls
tufacea up to 30 meters;there are approximately 50 Vie Cave that follow a tortuous
path that connects the various settlements and necropolis in between
Sorano, Sovana and Pitigliano. Along their path suggestive, in the green
of the woods, you will meet many Etruscan tombs that worth visiting.
Small but charming
villages of Sovana and Sorano, also of Etruscan origin, deserve
a visit.
A few kilometers from the historical center of Sovana is the Archaeological
Park of Sovana. This Etruscan necropolis is not the largest
one of the necropolis of neighboring areas, but certainly is a unique
example for the variety of tombs that you can find and express the beauty
of architecture and Etruscan art.
Around Sorano there is the important rock settlement of Vitozza,
about two kilometers from the town of San Quirico. This is the largest
and most important of central Italy, with over two hundred caves used
for housing since the Middle Ages, some of which were still inhabited
in the eighteenth century.
