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Grosseto · Tuscany
Things to see in Pitigliano
In Pitigliano the atlas lists 39 historic places: 29 archaeological sites, 5 museums, 1 abbey or monastery, 1 historic village, 1 fortress or tower, 1 historic theatre and 1 historic villa or palace.
For most of these places we don’t have verified opening hours yet: always check the official website before you go.
Don’t miss: Pitigliano, Italian comune.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Modern era (100% of dated places).
Most beautiful villages in Italy
- 39historic places
- 3,586inhabitants
- 313 maltitude
The town
Pitigliano is a city in Tuscany. Pitigliano is included in the list of the most beautiful villages in Italy sponsored by the National Association of Italian Municipalities.
The town is perched on a steep tuff rock, 313 metres above sea-level. The area of Pitigliano and far to the south of Rome is characterised by tuff stone, a hardened type of volcanic magma.
The characteristic historical centre is known as the little Jerusalem due to the historical presence of a Jewish community that has always been well integrated into the social context that has its own synagogue here.
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39 places
Archaeological sites 29
Show all 29 places
Museo archeologico all'aperto Alberto Manzi Necropoli di San Giuseppe Colombari Colombari Colombaro etrusco La Biagiola Morranaccio Necropoli del Sileno Necropoli di Sopra Ripa Necropoli Folonia Necropoli Poggio Felceto Necropoli Poggio Grezzano Oratorio Rupreste Poggio Rota Tomba a dado Tomba a semidado Tomba dei Demoni alati Tomba dei Leoni Tomba del Tifone Tomba della Ficaiola Tomba di Sileno Tomba Ildebranda Tomba Pola Tombe a semidado Via Cava di Fratenuti Via Cava di Poggio Prisca Via Cava e necropoli di San Sebastiano
Museums 5
Abbeys and monasteries 1
Historic villages 1
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Fortresses and towers 1
Historic theatres 1
Villas and palaces 1
Getting there
By plane: Florence airport
Rome airports
By car: From Rome, Orte, or Viterbo: A1 northbound Exit Orte - Raccordo Orte / Viterbo Exit SS2 / Siena - SS2 Cassia Nord to exit the city of Viterbo towards Siena / Montefiascone for a few km until the junction for Marta / Capodimeonte / Valentano - continue up to Valentano then turn right onto SS 312 Strada Statale Castrense in the direction of Latera - in Latera SS 74 up to Pitigliano.
From Florence, or Siena: Autopalio to Siena exit Siena Sud / Porta Tufi - take the SS2 Cassia southbound - after about 70 km turn right towards Piancastagnaio / Sovana / Sorano - immediately after one km turn left towards Sorano / Sovana / Castell'Azzara on SP 20 - when you reach the town of Sordino, turn left towards Sorano - in Sorano follow the signs for Pitigliano.
From Genoa, Pisa, or Grosseto: A12 to Rosignano M.mo - take the SS1 Aurelia and follow it for about 140 km towards Grosseto / Rome until the junction for Albinia / Porto S. Stefano / Manciano / Pitigliano - from Albinia follow the SS74 for Pitigliano.
From Orvieto: SS71 towards Bolsena for about 10 km - turn right on SS74 towards Castel Giorgio / San Lorenzo Nuovo / Grotte di Castro - follow it up to Pitigliano.
By train: The main railway stations from which direct bus connections with Pitigliano depart are those of Grosseto (trains from Florence-Siena, Rome, Pisa), Orbetello (trains from Florence-Siena, Rome, Pisa) and Viterbo P.ta Fiorentina (Trains from Rome).
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Pitigliano Cathedral.
Medici aqueduct, built starting from the middle of the 16th century, was completed only in the following century when Pitigliano had already passed under the domination of the Medici.
Fontana delle Sette cannelle, a characteristic fountain built around the middle of the 16th century, closes the southern side of Piazza della Repubblica.
Palazzo Orsini. An imposing fortified palace, built as a fortress by the Aldobrandeschi (11th-12th century) and then the seat of the Orsini county. The complex houses the homonymous diocesan museum, rich in works of art that cover a period of time from the Middle Ages to the modern age, and the archaeological civic museum, where various finds from the nearby archaeological areas are kept.
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