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Sovana

Tuscany (Maremma) · Italy
I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Coordinates
42.65694, 11.64444
Population
122 (2011)
Elevation
291 m
Terrain
Tufa Plateau

Location

Sovana, a frazione of Sorano with barely more than a hundred residents, sits above an Etruscan necropolis carved into the surrounding tufa cliffs. Narrow via cave passages, cut directly into the rock, connect the area's Etruscan sites.

Etruscan necropolisMaremma
Getting There & Staying Nearby
Nearest airport
Grosseto Airport (closest by distance; Perugia also cited in some sources) 48 km
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Nearest station
Not verified in Phase 1 — left blank rather than estimated.
Suggested base
Pitigliano
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Staying nearby
Maremma countryside agriturismi
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Nearby
Etruscan necropolis, via cave trails
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