Towards the Etruscan Necropolises of Poggio Buco and Selvia Miccia
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.24 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,010 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,010 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,142 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 499 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1142
- Uploaded
- March 23, 2018
- Recorded
- January 2010
near Manciano, Toscana (Italia)
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Itinerary description
Poggio Buco is on the small plateau of The Sparne, right in the middle of the river Fiora valley, north-west from Pitigliano, on the road towards Manciano. Being in a dominant position towards the Fiora River, Poggio Buco was a very important Etruscan settlement.
We start the walk in a clearing along the SP 74 between Manciano and Pitigliano, at the bridge over the Fiora. We park at the beginning of the path or across the river, for example at the trattoria La Capannella.
We cross the bridge and take a dirt road on the left with red markings of the Tuscan walking network (path 002 towards Manciano and directions Poggio Buco).
At a junction with directions Az. Agr. Vadel s.r.l. Albinia we turn left, pass a metal gate and enter the private area of the Azienda.
We reach the graves of the necropolis, the necropolis di Poggio Buco.
The Etruscan necropolis is crossed by a long Via Cava where we can see the oldest pit tombs (a fossa). There are also bell-shaped tombs, carved into tufa with vestibule and hallway access (VII, VII century B.C). Unfortunately, the graves can no longer be visited, except for the Tomb of the Queen with impressive columns.
We start the walk in a clearing along the SP 74 between Manciano and Pitigliano, at the bridge over the Fiora. We park at the beginning of the path or across the river, for example at the trattoria La Capannella.
We cross the bridge and take a dirt road on the left with red markings of the Tuscan walking network (path 002 towards Manciano and directions Poggio Buco).
At a junction with directions Az. Agr. Vadel s.r.l. Albinia we turn left, pass a metal gate and enter the private area of the Azienda.
We reach the graves of the necropolis, the necropolis di Poggio Buco.
The Etruscan necropolis is crossed by a long Via Cava where we can see the oldest pit tombs (a fossa). There are also bell-shaped tombs, carved into tufa with vestibule and hallway access (VII, VII century B.C). Unfortunately, the graves can no longer be visited, except for the Tomb of the Queen with impressive columns.
Waypoints
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745 ft
10
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807 ft
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778 ft
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794 ft
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830 ft
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846 ft
5
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745 ft
4
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518 ft
3
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505 ft
1
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587 ft
Necropoli di Selva Miccia
Waypoint
768 ft
Poggio Buco
Waypoint
984 ft
11
Waypoint
991 ft
12
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1,135 ft
13
Poggio Buco - Podere Terra Rossa
Waypoint
682 ft
WP 14
Waypoint
518 ft
WP 15
Waypoint
522 ft
2 Start
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Ciao ! Ho visto il tuo percorso, l'ho fatto ed mi è piaciuto ma non ho trovato la tomba della Tegina a Poggio buco e la necropoli di poggio Miccia... dov'è? Non ho trovato indicazioni in merito