DISTANCE FROM BORGO AL CERRO: ca 30 km (30 mins)
An important tourist destination in the province
of Pisa, it still has traces of its glorious, centuries-old
history.
 DON'T
MISS
PIAZZA DEI PRIORI
PALAZZO DEI PRIORI (13th century)
DUOMO
(im Inneren bedeutende Kunstwerke) (important artworks inside)
and BAPTISTERY (font by Sansovino). ROMAN THEATRE.
FORTRESS (a prison ever since it was built in 15th century)
ETRUSCAN ARCH
ETRUSCAN MUSEUM (Guarnacci Museum)
LE BALZE (area with strikingly steep slopes and panoramic
views, formed by slow erosion).
EVENTS
July: Volterra Teatro (theatre
season at Roman theatre)
First Sunday in September:
Astiludio-Gioco delle Bandiere (flag display in historic costume)
 Third
Sunday in September: Fiera degli Uccelli (country fair)
ADVICE
A quick visit can also be combined with a one-day trip to
the coast (Cecina-Castagneto
Carducci – San
Vincenzo/Populonia)
but given the importance of the town, we always suggest a
longer visit. Shop for locally-made ALABASTER
goods at the several shops in the town centre.
FINE FOOD AND WINE
A large number of restaurants, trattorias, pizzerias and
wine shops, some of them of excellent quality. |
