Cimitero ebraico di Pitigliano, Pitigliano

The Jewish cemetery is a cemetery space located in Pitigliano, on a small tuff plateau that rises at the southeastern foot of the higher cliff on which the historic town center stands. Its location dominates one of the hairpin bends of the Maremmana highway 74 that enter the town coming from Manciano.

The cemetery was built during the second half of the 16th century as a burial place for members of Pitigliano's Jewish community, which had always been quite numerous and well integrated into the social fabric of the town in the Tuff Area.

The construction of the cemetery was at the behest of Niccolò IV Orsini, who initially donated the corresponding area to his physician so that he could build the tomb where his Jewish wife could be buried. Later, permission was granted for the construction of a proper cemetery space at this location, in order to give the entire Jewish community of Pitigliano a space where they could bury their loved ones.

The origin of Pitigliano's Jewish cemetery laid the foundation for the construction of the Synagogue within the city walls: the temple was in fact built during the last decade of the 16th century.