6/2/2024 Pitigliano and Sovana Tour
The fog envelops Pienza as it covers the rolling hills
outside my balcony this Sunday morning.
built on tufa hills, surrounded on three sides by gorges,
and initially settled by the Etruscans.
Jews began settling in Pitigliano (AKA Little Jerusalem) in the 15th century, seeking refuge after being expelled from Rome's Papal State.
Interestingly, during World War II, their Catholic neighbors helped all of them escape the Nazis.
After lunch, we set off for the ancient Etruscan necropolis of Sovana, hiking through the woods to the ancient burial site,
which was excavated in tufa stone.
A cave with sunken roads built by Etruscans near Pitigliano.
Dennis leads the way into a smaller cave.
The Winged Demon Tomb (above) and its headless statue(below).
On our way back through Pitigliano, we noticed numerous huddled groups braving the rain while trying to finish their Corpus Christi Festival artwork before the celebratory mass and procession began through the town center.
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