The fascinating Etruscan civilization and necropolises enchanted English writer and traveler D.H. Lawrence, as described in the book Etruscan Places. Like the Egyptians, the Etruscans attached great importance to the cult of death and the belief that the deceased survived in the afterlife. Magicians and child prophets were adept at reading lighting and observing the viscera of sacrificed animals, especially the livers. Perched on a volcanic cliff, Pitigliano is one of the most special places in the Tuscan Maremma. A fortified citadel, it had the Orsini as powerful local lords during…
