Pitigliano Historic Town – Via Cava di San Giuseppe loop from Sovana

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Pitigliano Historic Town – Via Cava di San Giuseppe loop from Sovana

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Pitigliano Historic Town – Via Cava di San Giuseppe loop from Sovana

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15.6km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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626 m

Via Cava e necropoli di San Sebastiano

Forest

4.54 km

Via Cava dell'Annunziata

Highlight • Trail

Is cut deeply into the underlying volcanic rock, excavated in ancient times and used as an alternative route to the Via Cava San Giuseppe, which connects the towns of Pitigliano and Sov.ana.

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6.66 km

Pitigliano Entrance Gate

Highlight • Monument

Pitigliano is always worth a trip. Both the upper path and the lower path into the city are a pleasure. The small narrow streets invite you to explore and the small shops to shop.

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6.82 km

Pitigliano Historic Town

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beautiful old town with winding streets.
The hollow paths start already below the gate via Porta di Sovana.
Above the paths you have to follow the little traffic road for …

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7.17 km

Chiesa di San Rocco, Pitigliano

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7.22 km

Via Porta di Savona Staircase, Pitigliano Old Town

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

From the slope, which runs around the old town of Pitigliano below the tuff massif, a longer staircase of stone steps (Via Porta di Savona) leads in arches in the …

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8.08 km

The Vie Cave, sometimes also called Cavoni, form a suggestive road system from the Etruscan era that connects various settlements and necropolises between Pitigliano, Sovana and Sorano. They mainly develop …

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8.87 km

Edicola di San Giuseppe

Highlight • Religious Site

If you don't know, you almost overlook the Edicola di San Giuseppe :)

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14.0 km

Colombari

Archaeological Site

15.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.63 km

3.74 km

3.64 km

1.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.70 km

3.74 km

3.61 km

837 m

722 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

22°C

9°C

8 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

September 22, 2024,🇮🇹 Ertruskerrinnen zwischen Pitigliano und Sovana

Today we walked like donkeys over the Etruscan gullies.

Another discovery: wild boar mortadella with truffles is very tasty in the Maremma.

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August 1, 2024,Wanderung durch die Hohlwege nach Sovana

Today we went via various Vie Cave from Pitigliano to little Sovana...

I hadn't "on my radar" these sunken paths in my previous Tuscany holidays -
And that's despite the fact that I always become an Etruscan junkie here ;-)

Fascinating culture that seemed to seamlessly transition into the Roman culture and about which little is known and researched.

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