VOLTERRA

The city of Volterra and its beautiful surroundings are probably in Tuscany, one of the most varied and rich in attractions. The undisputed historical tradition combines the beautiful nature that it offers, the morphology, vegetation, fauna, an imposing patrimony. 

Here history has left its mark with continuity from the Etruscan period until the nineteenth century, with artistic and monuments of great importance, which can be admired simply walking through the streets of the historic center, but also visiting the city's museums: the Museum Etruscan, the Civic Art Gallery, the Museum of Sacred Art, the Living Museum of alabaster.Besides these monuments you can find a pristine landscape, a still life quality of human dimension and an artistic craft unique in the world: alabaster.

Every year, in August, Volterra A.D. 1398 is a unique opportunity to immerse themselves, as if by magic in the magical atmosphere of the Middle Ages, one of the most beautiful cities of Tuscany: on this occasion in the historical center of Volterra, a medieval city will be rebuilt in 1398 with markets, musicians, jugglers, commoners and nobles.The city will be enlivened by musical groups, theater, jugglers, set in an urban setting that still keeps in mind the traces of the past.

VOLTERRA

BORGO BUCCIANO, San Miniato