Via Cava di San Giuseppe – Edicola di San Giuseppe loop from Pitigliano
Via Cava di San Giuseppe – Edicola di San Giuseppe loop from Pitigliano
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Via Cava di San Giuseppe – Edicola di San Giuseppe loop from Pitigliano
02:27
8.27km
240m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. 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
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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1.11 km
Pitigliano Entrance Gate
Highlight • Monument
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1.99 km
Via Cava di Poggio Cani
Highlight (Segment) • Canyon
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2.90 km
Via Cava di San Giuseppe
Highlight • Gorge
3.02 km
Via Cava di San Giuseppe
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
The Via Cava di San Giuseppe is one of the most evocative in the area, as well as the longest, leading up to Pitigliano. This street is associated with the traditional torchlight procession of San Giuseppe, which is held on March 19th. The link between ancient pagan rites and the dark atmosphere along the route, which still persists today, dates back to Christian times, when small niches with painted sacred images, known as "devil chasers", were dug to protect travellers.
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3.70 km
Edicola di San Giuseppe
Highlight • Religious Site
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5.20 km
Via Cava dell'Annunziata
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Along the path, in addition to countless botanical species, you can also observe an underground columbarium. Inside, the many niches in the walls were used to keep pigeons for breeding purposes during the Renaissance
At the top of the path, which winds through the vegetation, there is a shrine dedicated to SS. Annunziata. The structure is crowned by a simple profile lintel, in them you can still draw traces of overlapping religious images. From the artificial terrace to the left of the altar you can observe an ancient hermitage (16th century).
In the seventeenth century the care of the Via Cava was organized by the Confraternity of SS. Sacramento Pitigliano, which in addition to keeping the Via Cava itself in charge, held religious ceremonies related to the equinox on March 25, the day dedicated to the Annunciation and the beginning of the liturgical cycle.
The traditional celebration includes young people lighting small fires along the path and starting the procession to the church of S.
Mary now to the church of S. Rocco in Pitigliano.
In 1785, due to the "instability of the religious structure", the Confraternity abandoned the care of the Via Cava and the procession, but the ancient path remains today and is a popular route used by many tourists and trekking enthusiasts.
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6.30 km
Chiesa di San Rocco, Pitigliano
Highlight • Religious Site
7.04 km
Pitigliano Historic Town
Highlight • Settlement
The hollow paths start already below the gate via Porta di Sovana.
Above the paths you have to follow the little traffic road for about 1 km, but you will be rewarded with a view of the city.
The paths can become smooth after rainy weather.
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8.27 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.52 km
1.98 km
1.90 km
1.82 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.35 km
1.89 km
1.20 km
1.11 km
372 m
303 m
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