Volterra, a beautiful city: Etruria, Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance; walls, turrets, palaces, all of which engraved in the same yellow rock; museum, gallery, cathedral; a treasure of marbles, Della Robbia’s ceramics, wooden statues, Florentine and Sienese paintings on wood. Beautiful and unforgettable, also for the mystery of its two, three, four, and even five overlapping civilizations”. Ugo Ottieri, Corriere della Sera, 1922

Volterra cannot be recounted, one has to live it. More than 500 mt above sea level, surrounded by the south-western valley of the river Cecina and the north-eastern valley of the Era, Volterra challenges time. From the Bronze Age until today, Volterra offers the visitor the pleasure of discovering its Etrurian, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance past, and the days of Italian Resistance, in light of the Italian historical, artistic, and cultural heritage. By simply walking through its streets, one perceives its history. To give this history a shape, one can visit its museums. To make its old crafts and ancient flavours revive, it will be sufficient to enter its shops.

Hints for a guided tour

-      Tour of the town

Arco gate; the Medieval Town: Cathedral square and Priors square, turret-houses; the Roman theatre and the Baths; Renaissance palaces and the centre; Park of Enrico Fiumi: the Acropolis and the Fortress.

-      Visit at alabaster workshops.

  At your request, it will be possible to dine in a farm and taste local specialities.