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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

01:02

3.31km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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188 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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Historic Center of Sorano

Highlight • Historical Site

Sorano is an ancient medieval village carved into the tuff, located in the heart of the hilly Maremma. The inhabited center is dominated by the imposing Fortezza Orsini, an example of Renaissance military architecture, and by the Masso Leopoldino, a natural fortified terrace offering a panoramic view of the entire Lente river valley.

The village is characterized by a dense network of narrow alleys, stairways, and passages carved directly into the rock. Outside the inhabited area lies the archaeological park of the Vie Cave, a network of deep Etruscan paths carved into the tuff that connect the center with the surrounding necropolises.

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324 m

Collegiata Church of San Nicola da Bari

Highlight • Religious Site

Was first mentioned in documents in 1276 and was extensively renovated in subsequent eras.

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412 m

Masso Leopoldino Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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1.37 km

Vie Cave di San Rocco

Highlight • Gorge

Beautiful walk in the woods on the Etruscan roads

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1.68 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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Porta di Sopra

Highlight • Historical Site

Porta di Sopra - this is where you enter the historic center of the city.
Porta dei Meril - located at the foot of Masso Leopoldino.

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3.31 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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1.24 km

1.11 km

927 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.37 km

883 m

859 m

165 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 7 July

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June 23, 2024,Escursione nella Via Cava di San Rocco, Sorano (GR)

The Via Cava di San Rocco is located in Sorano, in the province of Grosseto, and is part of the Città del Tufo Archaeological Park. The rock settlement is located on a huge panoramic terrace surrounded by greenery that dominates the medieval village of Sorano and the valley of the Lente river.
Some rooms dug into the tuff were used, …

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Sorano – Via Cava di San Rocco loop from Sorano

Sorano

Historic Center of Sorano

Collegiata Church of San Nicola da Bari

Masso Leopoldino Viewpoint

Vie Cave di San Rocco

Via Cava di San Rocco

Porta di Sopra

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