Exploring Etruscan History with Intrepid Explorers

Anywhere Artists not only paint when they travel, they also explore and discover with a sense of curiosity and wonder. 

We find a mysterious garden. 

We think it may have belonged to Lennie da Vinci, est. 1952.  

We think it may have belonged to Lennie da Vinci, est. 1952.  

We find a 15th Century Synagogue with a fascinating history.  

We find a 15th Century Synagogue with a fascinating history.  

I was able to go inside the sinagogue and view the rooms. The most interesting information I learned was that the Jewish population in Pitigliano (where we discovers the synagogue), had dwindled to 30 people prior to WWII and the people of Pitigliano managed to hide and save the Jewish population.