The unique charm of an abandoned village, its houses – entirely carved out of the rock – now hidden in lush vegetation. Vitozza, set on the top of a tufaceous cliff, hangs over the valley of the river Lente, which here has its springs.
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Pitigliano, the town where pre-Roman world and Middle Ages are one
From the maze of the medieval town to the amazing Etruscan excavated road. A day around the world-famous hilltop town.
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A scenic walk along the ancient “vie cave”, between the hill-top villages of Pitigliano and Sovana – two of the most acclaimed towns of southern Tuscany.
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A walk deep down the heart of Mother Nature: from the impressive Fortezza Orsini, a majestic medieval stronghold, to the maze of streets and alleys, and then in the middle of nature and back to the pre-Christian world.
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