Etruscan Mysteries – Pitigliano and the south of Tuscany

From 890Euro per person

From Orvieto to the Tyrrhenian Sea
You will begin in Orvieto, a medieval town built on top of sheer cliff faces. This ancient city offers some of the most spectacular panoramas in all of Italy, as well as incredible Gothic, Romanesque & Renaissance architecture. Yet perhaps most incredible is the city beneath the city, an underground metropolis dug deep into the volcanic rock from the 5th century B.C. The subterranean city has over 1200 tunnels, hundreds of galleries, massive cellars & even the remains of an ancient olive oil press. From Orvieto, you can hop from village to village over the hills & through forests, stopping along the way at Pitigliano, a historic town with a synagogue dating back to the 1500s. From there continue to the Saturnia hot springs, where you can relax in the warm waters beneath a shimmering waterfall. Your journey will end by the sea, where you can hike along the coast & sunbathe in the pristine beach coves.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

> Orvieto
> Pitigliano & Sovana
> Etruscan Tumbs & Necropolis
> Saturnia hot springs
> Uccellina Park

HOW DOES IT WORK:

We transfer your luggage

Just leave it at the reception desk with your name tag & you will find it at your next accommodation.

We book your hotels

We will book double rooms with private bathrooms in 2- or 3-star hotels, boutique B&Bs, or agritourism estates. You will find the vouchers to each hotel in your welcome package.

We supply detailed route notes & maps

The route notes can be in English, Italian, French, or German. All maps have GPS tracking.

8 Nights

Hiking Tours

Destination
Tuscany
Departure
Orvieto to the Tyrrhenian Sea
Included

7 NIGHTS ( in 3 Star Accommodation )

All breakfast ( dinners on demand )

Emergency number 24/7

Gps Files Available

Luggage Transfer

Road Book & Maps
Not Included

5 Dinner package ( On Request )

Pilgrim's "Credenziale" ( Stamp book )

From our gallery

Pics from our friends walking in Tuscany!

Day 1 – Arrival in Orvieto

Orvieto is less than 1h30 from Rome . Reach the town by your own means – Visit this beautiful town, with its superb Duomo, its underground voults and its medieval churches. Night in a centrally located 4 stars hotel.One of our representative will pick you up at your hotel and after a short briefing about the tour, will transfer you to Pitigliano one of the “Tufo” towns perched on a high cliff.

Day 2 – Pitigliano and Sovana

On the way you will visit Civita di Bagnoregio, a ghost town, part of the Unesco world heritage. Pitigliano is a medieval town with Etruscan origins and it host the oldest Juish getto in Italy. After a tour of town, start walking towards Sovana along one of the “vie cave” which are ceremonial routes literally carved in the soft tufo rock, man carved canyons – Night in Sovana

Day 3 – Sovana surroundings

Sovana itself is a beautiful little town with 2 very old churches well worth visiting and a few articraft boutiques. Within short walking distance there are two of the most impressive Etruscan burial sites with monumental tombs almost thee thousand years old. In the afternoon you can catch a bus to the near town of Sorano – Same hotel

Day 4 – Sovana – Saturnia

A pleasant daay among soft hills and oak woods to reach Saturnia, a thermal place among the most famous in Tuscany une Your « Agritourismo » (which means country Inn), where you are staying has its own hot water swimming pool. A dream after a tiring walking day! Walking distance: 14 km

Day 5 – Saturnia loop

Montalcino is the country of Brunello one of the most famous wine of this region so you will be walking through vineyards and olive trees. Walking distance: 11 km

Day 6 – Saturnia – Manciano

A peaceful landscape, unfolding through olive and chestnut trees and Mesiterranean bushes and ending among vineyards. It is a fairly long day and one can stop in Montemerano for lunch . The agritourism where you spend the night is an organic farm and they will serve supper with their produce.(optional)

Day 7- Semproniano to Manciano

A softer landscape for this last day. Mediterranean bushes, chestnut trees and olive and vineyards and farmland where sheeps graze peacefully. You will be walking to a nice agriturismo in the middle of rich farmland.

Day 8 – Manciano Uccellina park

Transfer to your “ agriturismo in the heart of the Parco dell’Uccellina. Spend the day relaxing near the sea or hike on a loop inside the park among scented bushes and maritime pine trees, il view of the sea. Night at an agriturismo inside the park.