Volterra | Palazzo dei Priori (the Priors Palace)
Piazza dei Priori is the centre of the medieval city, whose past splendour is witnessed by the buildings facing it,…
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Volterra | The Roman Theatre
The Roman Theater of Volterra is one of the most beautiful and best preserved in Italy. It is in the archaeological…
Volterra | Pinacoteca Civica (Art Gallery)
The Pinacoteca Civica (Civic Art Gallery) is housed in the prestigious Palazzo Minucci Solaini.Its origins date back to 1842, when…
Volterra | Palazzo Viti Museum
Built at the end of the 16th century by the Volterra nobleman Attilio Incontri, it was purchased in 1850 by…
Volterra | Etruscan Museum “Guarnacci”
Founded in the mid-18th century thanks to a donation by the noble abbot Mario Guarnacci, it has been housed in…
Volterra | Museum of Sacred Art
The Museum of Sacred Art, housed in the Church of Sant’Agostino, (Piazza XX settembre) displays a splendid collection of works…
Volterra | Eco-Museum of Alabaster
The Eco-Museum of alabaster is an environmental route that leads from the museum points of Castellina Marittima and Santa Luce…
Volterra | Etruscan Acropolis and Cistern
The Acropolis was the highest part of the city and the most fortified place, where the most precious temples and…
Vicopisano | Parish Church of Santa Maria
Set just outside the old village, the parish church of Santa Maria is a well-preserved example of the Pisan-Romanesque style:…
Vicopisano | The Brunelleschi Fortress
The Fortress of Vicopisano: Brunelleschi’s project After the conquest of Vicopisano in 1406 under Florence, the Medici commissioned the famous…
Vicopisano | Pretorio Palace and Gaols
Palazzo Pretorio is one of the most representative buildings of medieval civil architecture along the Tuscan coast. The oldest part…
Vicopisano and the Medieval tower houses
Vicopisano lies on a hill at the eastern foot of the Pisan Mountains, on the border between Pisa and Lucca,.…