A beautiful town in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma, Pitigliano is one of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy and Orange Flag.
Also nicknamed The Little Jerusalem, because starting from the sixteenth century it hosted a large Jewish community within its walls, Pitigliano is now one of the most fascinating historic villages in Italy and an unmissable stop on a trip to Tuscany.
Perched on a tuff cliff, the town rises imposingly on the valleys of the Lente, Meleta and Prochio streams, offering a wonderful view of the wild and unspoiled nature of this area of the Tuscan Maremma.
the Jewish Ghetto, this district still houses some of the most symbolic buildings of Jewish culture, in addition to the aforementioned Synagogue, still in operation today, there were the Kasher Butcher, the Cellar, the Ritual Bath and the Unleavened Oven. The Jewish community fit perfectly into the daily life of the Tuscan town and the following centuries passed in harmony, even with the opening of thriving businesses.
The Church of San Rocco, or Santa Maria is the oldest church in the village of Pitigliano.
The Unleavened Oven is one of the most symbolic places in the Jewish Ghetto, it is here that unleavened bread was prepared during the Jewish Passover, the Jewish bread prepared simply with water and flour, without the addition of yeast, salt or sugar.
You will make your own way to the meeting points