Sorana is a village (frazione) in the municipality of Pescia in the province of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy.

[1] It lies along the Pescia River [it] on the slope of Monte Petritulo in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains[1] about twelve kilometers from Montecatini Terme.

[1] Sorana is one of the Ten Castella in the local area known as the Valleriana and nicknamed Svizzera Pesciatina [it].

[3] The other castelle are Aramo, Castelvecchio, Fibbialla, Medicina, Pietrabuona, Pontito, San Quirico, Stiappa, and Vellano, plus an eleventh, Lignana, which is in ruins.

[3] The castella villages are built from pietra serena stone.