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  by Allan Nelson & Konrad Orlowski 

Sorano - a crumbling town.

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Looking down into the gorge

I think Sorano looked it's best on this grey day.

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Looking back at Sorano, clinging to the rock.

The road downhill out of Sorano, cut through the tufa 8.jpg (41943 bytes)
9.jpg (27028 bytes) Medieval 'dove breeding'.  Nest boxes cut into the tufa rock.  Watch for the ladder at the roadside as you leave Sorano which leads up to these caves.