Pitigliano Map and Guide
The map below shows Pitigliano, Italy on a plateau surounded by ravines. Pitligliano is located in the Upper Maremma of Tuscany. Pitigliano is known as "Piccola Gerusalemme", or "Little Jerusalem" after the large Jewish population settling here in the middle of the 16th century. You can take an interesting trip underground and see the remains of the older Jewish quarter.
Pitigliano Travel Resources
Pitigliano, in Grosseto province, is surrounded by some very nice Italian countryside. While the city is very nice to stroll inside the walls, the real Kodak picture moment comes from outside the city, when you see that volcanic plateau rising from the plains, covered with little stone houses built right to the edge of certain calamity.
There are many historic walks to take around Pitigliano as well. All this leads me to think that spending some time in a country house in Pitigliano would be a very good thing to do. HomeAway lists 35 vacation rental properties in and around Pitigiano: Pitigiano Vacation Rentals.
More Travel Resources
SlowTravel's Etruscan Pathways near Pitigliano
Eytan Kahn's Pitigliano: the Little Jerusalem
Pitigliano is a very interesting town in the lightly touristed Maremma region of southern Tuscany. The area is loaded with very interesting and unique Etruscan remains carved out of the soft tuff, sometimes called roads or paths. Make sure you visit the Jewish quarter of Pitigliano.
Bianco di Pitigliano is one of my favorite white wines of Tuscany. There's even a kosher version.
More: Pictures of Pitigliano
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