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Via CAVA ETRUSCA SAN GIUSEPPE
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Beatrice
July 2, 2022
The Vie Cave, sometimes also called Cavoni, constitute an evocative road network of the Etruscan era that connects various settlements and necropolises in the area between Pitigliano, Sovana and Sorano, developing mainly between steep rocky tuff walls, sometimes over twenty meters high: these characteristics also constituted an effective defence system against possible invaders. In Roman times, the Vie Cave became part of a road system that connected to the main section of the Via Clodia, an ancient connecting road between Rome and Saturnia, through the city of Tuscania, which branched off from the Via Cassia in Lazio. The particular microclimate that characterizes the Vie Cave, today makes them an extraordinary ideal habitat for various botanical species, among which numerous types of ferns certainly stand out, such as Scolopendrium Vulgare and Adiantum Capillus Veneris, better known as Capelvenere. In the Pitigliano area, there are many streets that can still be travelled today: the Via Cava di Poggio Cani (the closest to the village), the Via Cava di Fratenuti (the most particular, with walls up to 20 m high), the Via Cava Della Madonna Delle Grazie (which reaches the sanctuary of the same name), Via Cava del Gradone (inside the Alberto Manzi open-air museum, with two Etruscan necropolises), Via Cava di San Giuseppe just beyond the Lente River. The latter, in particular, is among the most evocative streets of the area, as well as being the longest and leads, after passing the Fontana dell'Olmo (an architectural element of which is preserved at the Civic Archaeological Museum of Etruscan Civilization), up to in Sovana. Also in this case an Etruscan necropolis is visible along the route. Finally, this Via Cava is linked to the traditional torchlight procession of San Giuseppe which takes place on March 19th. The link between ancient pagan rites and the atmosphere, which still persists today, of the darkness along the route, dates back to the Christian era, when small niches with painted sacred images, the so-called "scacciadiavoli", were dug in order to protect the wayfarers. Typology: Naturalistic Archaeological - cultural Type of itinerary: Trekking Length: About 2,5 Km Travel times: 1.5 hours Difference in altitude: ↓ + 110 m Difficulty: medium
The Vie Cave, sometimes also called Cavoni, constitute an evocative road network of the Etruscan era that connects various settlements and necropolises in the area between Pitigliano, Sovana and Sorano, developing mainly between steep rocky tuff walls, sometimes over twenty meters high: these charac…
Riccardo
January 26, 2021
Walk along ancient pre-Roman tufa roads linking an Etruscan necropolis as well as ancient settlements dating back to the first or second millennium BC. A breathtaking experience for the lovers of nature and tranquility. 2h drive from Villa Big Sur.
Andrea & Sara
March 1, 2020
(21 min 20km) Per chi ama il trekking e la storia...
Via CAVA ETRUSCA SAN GIUSEPPE con Experiencias Airbnb
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Ubicación
269 Strada Provinciale Pian della Madonna
Pitigliano, Toscana