Pitigliano - Wikipedia

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Pitigliano - Wikipedia sent on June 28, 2021 (10:51) by Alessandro Callea. 33 comments, 709 views.

at 35mm, 1/500 f/7.1, ISO 100, hand held. Pitigliano, Italy.

I numerosi reperti archeologici, le necropoli e le misteriose ed affascinanti Vie Cave ci testimoniano che la città sia stata abitata fin dall'età arcaica. Di origine senza dubbio etrusca, vi succedettero prima i romani e successivamente i Longobardi. Sin dal IX sec. a.C. la vita politica di questo paese fu strettamente legata a Sovana, sede principale della famiglia Aldobrandeschi. Successivamente con il declino inesorabile che stava conoscendo Sovana, l'importanza di Pitigliano divenne sempre maggiore e nel 1293, con il matrimonio tra Romano Orsini ed Anastasia, figlia di Margherita Aldobrandeschi e di Guido di Montfort, la sede della contea fu trasferita da Sovana a Pitigliano, ritenuta evidentemente più sicura. Alla morte del più illustre esponente della famiglia Orsini, papa Nicolò III, l'intera contea fu travagliata da conflitti interni e dagli assalti della repubblica senese. Il 26 maggio del 1546 Pitigliano fu teatro di un duello che all'epoca dei fatti fece grande clamore: si sfidarono i due noti capitani Giovanni Taddei nobile fiorentino ed Ascanio Della Corgna signore di Castiglione del Lago; per l'occasione giunsero a Pitigliano tremila tra cavalieri ed esponenti della nobiltà. Giovanni Taddei restò ucciso e questo duello fu uno degli ultimi duelli “autorizzati” infatti nel 1563 il Concilio di Trento proibì questa forma di controversia che tuttavia continuò ad essere praticata ancora per molto tempo ma in modo clandestino. Nel 1547 i cittadini di Pitigliano proclamarono signore delle loro città Niccolò IV, ma il suo governo durò poco e finì male. Il tribunale dell'Inquisizione pontificia infatti lo sottopose a giudizio e lo imprigionò. Dopo alterne vicende ed intrighi politici, nel 1604 Cosimo de' Medici prese possesso della città ma il dominio mediceo non portò gli effetti sperati ed il progressivo impoverimento cessò soltanto con l'avvento dei Lorena. Di qui in poi le sorti del paese seguirono quelle del Granducato di Toscana. Infine con il plebiscito del 1860, Pitigliano aderì al Regno d'Italia seguendone le vicissitudini. Pitigliano è anche conosciuta come la piccola Gerusalemme d'Italia per via di una comunità ebraica che vi arrivò nel XV sec. e che nonostante emigrazioni verso Firenze e Livorno si mantiene, seppur piccola, tutt'oggi.

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Werner

sent on June 28, 2021 (10:48) | This comment has been translated

Super!

Dylan

sent on June 28, 2021 (10:59) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful overview, congratulations on the photo and a greeting.

_Axl_

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A wonderful place Ale! What colors and what PDR!

Stefania Saffioti

sent on June 28, 2021 (11:17) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful, like all your photos, congratulations! :-)

Giovanni Rabolini

sent on June 28, 2021 (11:23) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful image and great caption.
A greeting John

Walter Bertolotti

sent on June 28, 2021 (11:27) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

great landscape photo and very comprehensive caption.
Soo-Year/PROF :-) ;-)

Alessandro Callea

sent on June 28, 2021 (15:15) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you all, the strong afternoon light didn't help me much, however I have at least one souvenir photo, of this beautiful tuff village.

Diamante_P

sent on June 28, 2021 (15:35) | This comment has been translated

Nice shot!

Palmieri Raimondo

sent on June 28, 2021 (16:20) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

.... a great view of your seeing ...
Ray Palm

Agata Arezzo

sent on June 28, 2021 (16:35) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Magnificent shot, congratulations Alessandro!
An Agata greeting ;-)

Dede66

sent on June 28, 2021 (16:38) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Wonderful overview :-)
Buona day, David :-)

Albieri Sergio

sent on June 28, 2021 (16:45) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great shot, congratulations!
Sergio ;-) :-P

Pinitti

sent on June 28, 2021 (16:56) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Nice photo, well composed and excellently described, hello.

Alessandro Callea

sent on June 28, 2021 (18:46) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you tutti for the appreciation
Greetings Sorriso

Giuseppe Tognarini

sent on June 29, 2021 (21:02) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A beautiful town that offers beautiful views. Congratulations on the photo and the beautiful caption

Marmor

sent on June 29, 2021 (21:30) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Unusual point of recovery, which excludes the remains of the old Roman aqueduct, but returns a wider view of the rock on which extends the beautiful village, in which I overnight recently, fill an important gap. Excellent caption, beautiful colors and readability of the sky ;-)

Alessandro Callea

sent on June 30, 2021 (3:35) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks guys
Greetings Sorriso

Mariogs

sent on June 30, 2021 (20:05) | This comment has been translated

Great!

Maurizio Baldari

sent on June 30, 2021 (20:24) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful, you have chosen an extraordinary shot and the colors are magnificent, very interesting the caption!!!!!
A greeting
Maurizio

Alessandro Callea

sent on July 01, 2021 (1:27) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you guys, I'm glad of your liking :-)
greeting

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