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Pitigliano
We still had a good hour of daylight ahead of us. Our decision to take the S2 instead of the side roads meant we were quickly making up for lost time, and should arrive in Pitigliano before dark (we hoped).
We turned off the S2 at Acquapendente onto a secondary road and headed west towards Sorano. There was no traffic, making it easy to continue at a good speed until we reached the village of Onano, where the road became quite bendy. At this point instead of following Lulu’s directions, we followed the signposts to Sorano, the road looked more interesting that way, and also we knew that Sorano was only about 4 miles from Pitigliano.
We passed the tiny town of San Leonardo and as we rounded a sharp bend in the road what greeted us literally took our breath away; it was the first glimpse of Sorano. This incredibly unique, medieval, fairytale town is located on a high plateau on a strip of land in the Maremma, set upon massive imposing cliffs of tufa (yellow volcanic rock, typical for this area), wedged between the Lente and Flora rivers.
We couldn’t believe our eyes, the town literally appears to grow up from the tufa rock with no clear distinction between rock and dwellings, its as though the entire town was carved by a sculptor. It’s impossible for me to accurately describe the beauty of Sorano and do it justice.
Our first view of Sorano
We were both dying to stop and explore the town, but once again our agenda dictated our schedule. We were within just a few miles of Pitigliano and the sun was going down. I stopped to take some photographs before moving on.
Pitigliano
We arrived in Pitigliano at dusk, it took us about 20 minutes to find our hotel as it was 4 kilometers outside the town. As soon as we were checked in and settled in our room, we drove back into Pitigliano for dinner. The dinner was a little disappointing, but the scenery was spectacular.
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