Grotte Cavalieri among tuff hills and Vie Cave

Fattoria dei Cavalieri is located in the tuff hills of the Tuscan Maremma. The different spatial relationships between the sights help you plan excursions and a suitable daily rhythm realistically.

Agriculture and rural character

At Loc. Grotte Cavalieri 12, 58010 Sovana GR, Fonte Etrusca operates an agriturismo. Fonte Etrusca produces organic flour and organic olive oil. At Fattoria dei Cavalieri, visitors can also rediscover the traditional craft of shepherds. This gives you a perspective on the area that goes beyond simply observing the landscape and includes everyday rural traditions.

Tuff, Vie Cave and historic paths

The Via Cava del Cavone is more than one kilometre long and, in some places, up to four metres wide. The Vie Cave between Pitigliano and Sovana are paths cut into the tuff, some of them running underground, that reach depths of more than 20 metres. Dimensions like these make the paths distinctive themes for planning your day: Depending on your personal interests, you can focus on the landscape, historic path structures or physical activity in the terrain. The Italian term Vie Cave refers to paths whose course and depth are directly connected to the tuff rock.

Mountains and peaks in the surrounding area

The mountains Monte Rosso and Monte Grande, as well as the peaks Poggio Pocorno and Monte Elmo, are located in the vicinity of Grotte Cavalieri. The clear distinction between mountains and peaks preserves the respective character of these landforms. If you like to divide your days between historic sites and experiences in nature, these names can help you orient yourself when combining different excursion interests, without implying a single route or a specific approach.

Vitozza, Visentium, Castellardo and Abbazia di San Salvatore

In the wider surroundings of Grotte Cavalieri, Vitozza is an ancient site. The wider regional area also includes Visentium, likewise an ancient site, Castellardo as a ruin site and the Abbazia di San Salvatore as an abbey. This provides culturally interested travellers with a broad range of historical points of reference. At the same time, these places are not all located in the same area: When planning, you can distinguish between the wider surroundings and the wider regional area and accordingly consider the excursion destinations as different daily interests.

Cycle loop via Cavone

The “Città del Tufo: Sorano – Sovana – Pitigliano” cycle loop follows the Via Cava del Cavone on the way to Sovana. If you include this cycle loop in your travel plans, you should consider it as an independent route option. Anyone planning the cycle loop thereby places a distinct emphasis on the Via Cava del Cavone and the route to Sovana.

For the higher-level travel overview: Grosseto.