In the south-east of the Maremma, the hills of the Fiora are at the edge of Tuscany and very close to Lazio. They are crossed by the Valle del Tufo or the Area del Tufo (Tuff Area in English), a singular region marked by its tuff headlands inhabited since the Etruscan era. These ochre and […]
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Pitigliano
Pitigliano is one of the most impressive sites in the Maremma, in the Tuff Valley in southern Tuscany. This village crowns a striking rock of tuff overlooking the green and steep gorges of the river Lente, with an allure of true natural fortress. The tall houses built with the same tuff stone seem to be […]
Sorano and Vitozza
Beautiful village built on a tuff hill, Sorano is located at the edge of Tuscany, almost in Lazio, in the Area del Tufo, like Pitigliano and Sovana.Its occupation grew with the Etruscans, occupying the tuff cliff protected by its cliffs where the river flows below. The Aldobrandeschi lords fortified the village in the Middle Ages, […]
Sovana
Sovana is a small, charming and pleasant village with only 500 inhabitants, but it has a long history. The houses are distributed along a long street from the remains of the fortress to the cathedral through Piazza del Pretorio. Restored in the twentieth century, it has become one of the most beautiful villages of Tuscany, […]
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