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Today we’ll talk about a real jewel of the Maremma: the charming village of Sovana. Although it is a small village, the things to see are many, merit for his Etruscan and medieval past. If you love walks full of culture and history, this is the place for you.
Just outside the center appears the Rocca Aldobrandesca in all its beauty built on existing Etruscan structures, around the year thousand, a true sign of recognition of the power of the Aldobrandeschi family, Today only the very well preserved tuff ruins are left.
Piazza del Pretorio is unique, the feeling when we arrive in this square is that time has stopped many years ago… Here we find the most important medieval buildings of Sovana, such as the Palazzo dell’archivio, which dates from the twelfth century, built to house the headquarters of the municipality of Sovana; the Palazzo Pretorio where you can find the Visiting centre of Parco Archeologico del Tufo, and the beautiful church of Santa Maria Maggiore dating from the twelfth century which preserves inside a beautiful and very rare pre-Romanesque ciborium, the only one in Tuscany.
Just outside the center you can not miss a visit to the Duomo of Sovana, built in the Romanesque-Gothic style, dedicated to San Pietro, It located in the area where probably there was the Etruscan acropolis.
One more reason to visit Sovana? Half an hour away are the famous Terme di Saturnia with their “magical” water of sulfur source, a real beauty treatment for the body and mind.
If we have intrigued you with this article you just need to book, pack your bags and come to discover all the secrets of this small village unique in the world.
