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Extract from the Pitigliano Travel Guides:
Tuscany's deep south, on the Lazio border, is its least-touristed corner.
PITIGLIANO
, the largest town of the area, is best approached along the road from Manciano, 15km west. As you draw close, the town soars above you on a spectacular outcrop of tufa, its quarters linked by the arches of an immense aqueduct.
Etruscan
tombs honeycomb the cliffs, but the town was known for centuries for its flourishing
Jewish
community
. It has today a slightly grim grandeur, due to its mighty
fortress
and the tall and largely unaltered alleys of the old Je... read the whole Pitigliano Travel Guides...
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