waterfall
Cascate del Mulino, Saturnia
Free natural thermal terraces of warm turquoise water cascade beside an old mill in Tuscany's Maremma.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Pitigliano
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
About Pitigliano
Pitigliano is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sorano, 13km from Cascate del Mulino, Saturnia.
Pitigliano is in Tuscany, Italy, with about 3,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sorano, about 6 km away.
Pitigliano (Central Italian: Pitiglianu) is a town in the province of Grosseto, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of the city of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
The town is known as the little Jerusalem, for the historicalRead more
presence of a Jewish community that has always been well integrated into the social context and that has its own synagogue. It absorbed the nearby town of Sorano's Jewish congregation after emigration in the late 19th century.
The Synagogue was rededicated by a visiting AACI Group from Israel at a service in 2013, led by Rabbi Dr Jeffrey M Cohen, of London.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Pitigliano?
Within an hour or so of Pitigliano: Cascate del Mulino, Saturnia (13 km), Civita di Bagnoregio (36 km), Orvieto (37 km), Abbey of Sant'Antimo (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Pitigliano?
The nearest famous roads are Strada Chiantigiana (SR222), Appian Way and Autostrada del Sole.
Where is Pitigliano?
Pitigliano is in Tuscany, Italy, about 6 km from Sorano.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,040
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 42.6358, 11.6746
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Pitigliano
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Civita di Bagnoregio
A dying hilltop village in Lazio perched on an eroding volcanic plateau accessible only by a narrow pedestrian bridge.
36 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Orvieto
A dramatic Umbrian hill town perched atop volcanic tufa cliffs, crowned by one of Italy's most ornate Gothic cathedrals.
37 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Abbey of Sant'Antimo
Luminous Romanesque abbey of pale travertine and alabaster standing alone among olive groves below Montalcino, founded: legend says, by Charlemagne. Time a visit for the canonical hours when chant fills the 12th-century nave.
42 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Val d'Orcia
A UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Pienza
A tiny Tuscan town redesigned in the 15th century as an ideal Renaissance city and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
La Scarzuola
Surrealist 'ideal city' of stacked theatres, towers and esoteric symbols built by Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi from 1958 inside a Franciscan convent's grounds. Deep in rural Umbria and visitable by reservation only, it feels like walking into a dream.
49 km · about 55 min drive
film location
Val d'Orcia (Gladiator's Elysium fields)
The cypress-lined wheat fields of southern Tuscany are Maximus's home and the afterlife he walks toward in Gladiator.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Pitigliano
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 48 kmVal d'OrciaA UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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