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city of tuff

city of tuff

The "tufa city" refers to those perched villages of Maremma, like Sovana, Sorano or Pitigliano, built directly into the volcanic rock. It's more than just a label, it's what gives these places their unique character. You won't see brick or classic stone houses here, but dwellings that seem to spring from the cliff, sometimes carved directly into the tufa, with Etruscan caves and tombs integrated into them. For you, it's the guarantee of a distinctive architecture and a history you can feel at every street corner.

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