Sovana Attractions

The tiny town of Sovana, originally founded by the Etruscans, has preserved its medieval aspect, but is now a place of little consequence, having long been overshadowed by Pitigliano. It has the beautiful little Romanesque Cathedral of Santi Pietro e Paolo, built in the 12th-13th centuries on the site of an earlier (ninth century) church and altered in the 14th century. Near by is the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria, with early 16th century frescoes and a pre-Romanesque ciborium (altar canopy).