 | ||
| Sovana | ||
| region | Tuscany | |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | unknown | |
no value for residents on Wikidata:  | ||
| height | 291 m | |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | ||
| location | ||
| ||
Sovana is a Italian Place in the province of Grosseto in the Tuscany. He belongs to the parish of Sorano, in the Maremma-Region.
background
The place is one of the tuff cities in the region. An important settlement was located here as early as the Etruscan times. The city's heyday was in the 11th century. Today it is still home to around 150 residents.
getting there
Map of Sovana
By plane
By train
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The medieval townscape has been completely preserved around the district court square (Piazza del Pretorio).
- The ruin of the 1 Rocca Aldobrandesca
- The church 2 Santa Maria
- The Cathedral 3 St. Peter and Paul (Cathedral)
- Ruins of the Church of S. Mamiliano
- Ruins of the St. Benedict Monastery
- Palazzo dell'Archivo. The archive palace.
- Palazzo Bourbon del Monte
- Palazzo Pretorio. The District Court Palace.
- outside
- In the 4 Tomba Ildebranda it is an Etruscan temple tomb.
- On the road from Sovana to Sorano is the Hand of Orlando. At the junction to Pitigliano. This is a large boulder that looks like a hand.
- In the Cavone, it is an Etruscan ravine carved into the rock.
