An ancient hill town high above the Val di Cecina, layered with Etruscan, Roman and medieval remains, including a finely excavated Roman theatre.
Volterra has carved its translucent local alabaster into art for centuries.
What to see first
Roman Theatre of Volterra
Volterra's Augustan-era Roman theatre, buried for centuries and excavated in the 1950s.
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What to eat, and drink
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