24/06/2022 – 18/08/2022 @ 21:00 – Septem cellae secretae, or the seven secret cells, is the new group exhibition of 14 local artists taking place inside the evocative and ancient prisons of Palazzo Pretorio in Vicopisano from 18 June to 18 August. Just as it happened historically in the 16th century, when the prisoners in those same prisons of Palazzo Pretorio […]
The Cathedral was built around 1120 on a pre-existing church dedicated to Santa Maria destroyed by a violent earthquake. The…
Piazza dei Priori is the centre of the medieval city, whose past splendour is witnessed by the buildings facing it,…
The Roman Theater of Volterra is one of the most beautiful and best preserved in Italy. It is in the archaeological…
The Pinacoteca Civica (Civic Art Gallery) is housed in the prestigious Palazzo Minucci Solaini.Its origins date back to 1842, when…
Built at the end of the 16th century by the Volterra nobleman Attilio Incontri, it was purchased in 1850 by…
Founded in the mid-18th century thanks to a donation by the noble abbot Mario Guarnacci, it has been housed in…
The Museum of Sacred Art, housed in the Church of Sant’Agostino, (Piazza XX settembre) displays a splendid collection of works…
The Eco-Museum of alabaster is an environmental route that leads from the museum points of Castellina Marittima and Santa Luce…
The Acropolis was the highest part of the city and the most fortified place, where the most precious temples and…
Set just outside the old village, the parish church of Santa Maria is a well-preserved example of the Pisan-Romanesque style:…
The Fortress of Vicopisano: Brunelleschi’s project After the conquest of Vicopisano in 1406 under Florence, the Medici commissioned the famous…