Saturnia

The famous free, 24-hour hot springs, carved into limestone by sulphur-rich water at 37.5C. Leashed dogs are welcome on the natural site, but not inside the bathing pools themselves for hygiene reasons.

The only one of Saturnia's four Roman gates still standing, opening onto the line of the ancient Via Clodia. Easily seen on lead in a few minutes from the public streets.

A 12th-century fortress built by the Aldobrandeschi and restored by Siena in the 15th century, right beside the Porta Romana. Seen from the outside on lead; the interior is not open to visitors.

The paid spa resort next to the village runs a VIPets program that explicitly welcomes dogs at its bar, its trattoria and along its golf-course paths, with a basket and bowl provided in the room. Dogs are not admitted in the thermal pool itself.

Nicknamed 'Little Jerusalem', this town built entirely of tufo rock and perched on a cliff is visible from far off on the approach road, 25 km from Saturnia. Its cobbled lanes are walkable on lead.

Etruscan-era sunken roads cut into the tufo rock linking Pitigliano to Sovana, cool and shaded even in summer. Leashed dogs are welcome on this roughly 7 km trail, but the terrain is uneven in places.