Must-SeeSiena
Tuscany
About 24 miles away
A medieval brick city around the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, home of the Palio.
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Volterra
A brooding walled town on a high ridge, with Etruscan gates, a Roman theater and workshops carving white alabaster.
- Open
- Always; museums keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; paid for the museums
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Piazza dei Priori, 56048 VolterraDirections
- Getting There
- About 30 minutes by car west of San Gimignano.
Why Go
Volterra was one of the great Etruscan cities, and its Arch Gate still bears three carved heads from those times. The Guarnacci Museum holds hundreds of Etruscan urns, and the medieval square is one of the finest in Tuscany. The ruins of a Roman theater lie just below the walls.
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