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Sorano – Via Cava di San Rocco loop from Sorano

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Sorano – Via Cava di San Rocco loop from Sorano

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Sorano – Via Cava di San Rocco loop from Sorano

01:54

6.09km

230m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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878 m

Sorano

Highlight • Settlement

Sorano is affectionately known as "the Matera of Tuscany". This medieval village, located on a tuff cliff in historic Maremma, offers an authentic experience. Explore the renowned thermal baths of Sorano and the pretty Sovana with interest. Also, allow yourself the privilege of discovering Pitigliano and the renowned thermal baths of Saturnia. Let this exploration be a journey through culture, relaxation and enchanting landscapes.

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1.05 km

Masso Leopoldino Viewpoint

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The Masso Leopoldino, the ancient fortress of Rocca Vecchia, stands on the opposite side of the center of Sorano and, together with the Rocca Orsini and the bastions of Sorano, constituted the defensive system of the city. From this point, you have an extraordinary view of the city and the caves that adorn the cliffs.

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1.54 km

Via Cava di San Rocco

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Via Cava di San Rocco goes up the opposite side of Sorano, skirting the remains of the church of San Rocco, a religious building in Romanesque style now reduced to ruins that maintain sections of the original wall structures. Behind these remains extends a vast Etruscan necropolis with tombs dug into the tuff.

The Vie Cave, dug by the Etruscans about 3000 years ago in the tuff, are still shrouded in mystery regarding the technique used to sculpt the rock so precisely and vertically. This street represents the most important of the Vie Cave around Sorano, as it guided the Etruscans to their necropolis. Incredibly, for over six centuries, from the Middle Ages until 1940, it was the only road that connected the city of Sorano to Sovana. Every horse, cart and traveler had no choice but to travel this steep, damp road between its high walls.

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2.62 km

Vie Cave di San Rocco

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Beautiful walk in the woods on the Etruscan roads

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3.13 km

Via Cava San Carlo

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In this via cava, more than in others, it is still possible to note the system for regulating and containing rainwater. In the central part of the via cava, where the tuff has been excavated by the erosive action of rainwater, at regular intervals, there are basalt stones inserted transversely into the tuff bank, which had the task of slowing down the water flow and thus limiting the erosion of the road. The name of the via is given by the presence, in the upper part of the cava, of a small chapel recently restored by a group of volunteers led by the local Avis group.

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3.30 km

Via Cava di San Carlo

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The Via Cava San Carlo also leads through deeply hollowed tuff rock, but it was the first for us with steps in the central channel, which made walking much easier. You can tell that it was committed significantly less than the popular ones. Here the leaves had not been removed, everything seemed much more left to nature. It was surprising that the route was also signposted as a MTB route.

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