Maremma and Saturnia itinerary: 1 to 2 days
Plans for one and two days in the Maremma and Saturnia, day by day: the tuff towns of Pitigliano, with its synagogue and Jewish quarter, Sovana and its Etruscan tombs, and Sorano, then the Cascate del Mulino hot springs at Saturnia, with the Tarot Garden, the Maremma Regional Park and Marina di Alberese beach as you add a day. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 2 days
Maremma and Saturnia in 1 day
Day 1
Historic centre of Pitigliano (Piazza della Repubblica)
A walk through the town built on a tuff cliff, from the viewpoint on Piazza della Repubblica along lanes and arches to the old Jewish quarter.
Pitigliano Synagogue and Jewish quarter ('Little Jerusalem')
Late sixteenth-century synagogue with a small museum, and the old kosher bakery and wine cellar in the caves below, remembering the town's Jewish community.
Historic centre of Sovana (Piazza del Pretorio)
Tiny village of one long street, with the Romanesque Duomo, the church of Santa Maria and the Palazzo Pretorio on its square.
Etruscan Necropolis of Sovana (Tomba Ildebranda and Vie Cave)
Etruscan tombs carved into the tuff in the woods outside Sovana, including the temple-like Tomba Ildebranda, linked by deep sunken roads.
Fortezza Orsini, Sorano
Renaissance fortress of the Orsini counts above Sorano, a town clinging to a tuff cliff over the Lente valley, with tunnels and views.
Cascate del Mulino hot springs, Saturnia
Free open-air hot springs where warm sulphur water flows over pale terraced pools by an old mill below Saturnia, open day and night.
Maremma and Saturnia in 2 days
Day 1
Historic centre of Pitigliano (Piazza della Repubblica)
A walk through the town built on a tuff cliff, from the viewpoint on Piazza della Repubblica along lanes and arches to the old Jewish quarter.
Pitigliano Synagogue and Jewish quarter ('Little Jerusalem')
Late sixteenth-century synagogue with a small museum, and the old kosher bakery and wine cellar in the caves below, remembering the town's Jewish community.
Historic centre of Sovana (Piazza del Pretorio)
Tiny village of one long street, with the Romanesque Duomo, the church of Santa Maria and the Palazzo Pretorio on its square.
Etruscan Necropolis of Sovana (Tomba Ildebranda and Vie Cave)
Etruscan tombs carved into the tuff in the woods outside Sovana, including the temple-like Tomba Ildebranda, linked by deep sunken roads.
Cascate del Mulino hot springs, Saturnia
Free open-air hot springs where warm sulphur water flows over pale terraced pools by an old mill below Saturnia, open day and night.
Day 2
Maremma Regional Park (Alberese visitor centre)
Coastal park of hills, marsh and pine woods between Principina and Talamone, with walking trails, long-horned Maremma cattle and the butteri cowboys.
Marina di Alberese beach
Wild sandy beach inside the Maremma park, backed by pine woods and scattered with driftwood, with no beach clubs and room to spread out.
Tarot Garden (Giardino dei Tarocchi)
Niki de Saint Phalle's hillside garden of giant mirrored and mosaic sculptures based on the tarot cards, near Capalbio.
Watch: Maremma and Saturnia
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Maremma and Saturnia
April to June and September to October are the best months for the hill towns and walks; July and August are hot and the coast is busy. The hot springs are good all year, steaming on cold winter mornings, though weekends bring crowds. Autumn is the season of the wine harvest, chestnuts and wild boar.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Maremma and Saturnia on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Maremma and Saturnia on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Maremma and Saturnia on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Italy from Airalo
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Tips for Maremma and Saturnia
- A car is needed: the towns, the springs and the coast are spread over hilly country with few buses; stay in Pitigliano, Saturnia or a farm stay (agriturismo) in between.
- The Cascate del Mulino are free and always open; go early in the morning or at dusk to miss the crowds, and wear water shoes on the slippery limestone.
- Fortezza Orsini in Sorano is usually open only at weekends, and the Tarot Garden only for part of the year; check both before you set out.
- Walk at least one via cava, the deep Etruscan sunken roads cut into the tuff around Sovana and Pitigliano, cool even in summer; wear good shoes.
- Taste the Maremma: acquacotta soup, tortelli with meat sauce, wild boar, Morellino di Scansano wine and Pitigliano's sfratto, a honey-and-walnut pastry from its Jewish tradition.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
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Photo credits
- Cascate del Mulino hot springs, Saturnia: Markus Bernet, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Etruscan Necropolis of Sovana (Tomba Ildebranda and Vie Cave): Sidvics, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fortezza Orsini, Sorano: Zyance, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Historic centre of Pitigliano (Piazza della Repubblica): unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Historic centre of Sovana (Piazza del Pretorio): Zyance, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maremma Regional Park (Alberese visitor centre): Francesco Mocellin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pitigliano Synagogue and Jewish quarter ('Little Jerusalem'): unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tarot Garden (Giardino dei Tarocchi): DustyLosAngeles, CC BY-SA 4.0
Opening hours change; check before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
