Pitigliano - Tuscany - Italy
by Paolo Signorini
Title
Pitigliano - Tuscany - Italy
Artist
Paolo Signorini
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Pitigliano is a picturesque little village of Maremma located on a spur of tuff, falling sheer to green valleys on three sides.As you come closer to the town you are caught by a breathtaking view of unique beauty, while an imposing arch aqueduct constructed by Medici family welcomes in all its majesty. In Pitigliano you can still admire traces of the old ancestors who inhabited this place thousands years ago. At the beginning there were the Etruscans, then the Romans, later on this place was ruled by a number of powerful families such as the Medieval Aldobandeschi family, that ruled the Maremma for almost half a millennium; the noble Orsini family in the Renaissance, followed briefly by the Sienese, then the Medici and their heirs the Lorraine, who initiated a notable urban development and stimulated an important phase of modernization.It's worth reminding that Pitigliano has become popular as "Little Jerusalem" in Maremma, for the Jewish community living there since the 16th century, whose traces are still visible in the Synagogue and many other historical buildings.
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January 8th, 2022
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Comments (8)
Holly April Harris
A beautiful image of a beautiful place! Please add this photo to the โ2022 First Quarter Featured Images Collectionโ thread in the discussions area of the Covered Bridges and Historical Buildings group for a permanent record of your feature. Thank you!
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition and excellent artwork! F/L Congratulations on your features!
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the group No Place Like Home, 01/29/2022! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits! l/f