Magic and mysterious city, Volterra has its roots in three thousand years of history. Of the Etruscan period are the walls, the Gate Arch, the Necropolis of Marmini and all the enchanting artifacts that are now preserved in the Museo Etrusco Guarnacci, one of the richest d ‘Italy. There is also a famous legacy of the Roman era, which is the theater of Vallebuona, a must see, lying at the foot of the city. But the overall impact returns the typical image of the medieval town, with its narrow streets, lanes cakes, red brick pavement, towers towering over the houses, squares that open to surprise by a network of roads .
During the summer Volterra turns into one of the most brilliant stage of Europe thanks to the event “Volterra Teatro” who, with his bill full of performances and events will allow you to enjoy a holiday full of not only relax, but also of stimulants moments of cultural encounter.
The proper way to discover Volterra is to be guided by instinct turning freely. Glimpses, churches and squares will not take long to make his way in front of your eyes in disbelief, followed by pleasant encounters with craft shops (especially alabaster and leather) series and characters from sympathy throughout Tuscany. Whatever route you choose you will find yourself always in Piazza dei Priori with the nose to look at the facades of the Palazzo dei Priori and the apse of the Cathedral. It’ll probably end up like everyone else, for a view down over the Gate Arch on the lookout overlooking breathtaking suit the hill.
The International Festival of Theatre of Volterra is held in July.
Proposes a mixed programming that includes theater, music, dance, video, poetry and is open to other initiatives that are not strictly theatrical humanitarian.
In July, we also take theater performances in the towns of Volterra, whose billboard is always available at the organization’s “Volterra Teatro”
Peccioli
Pomarance
Castelnuovo Val di Cecina
Montecatini Val di Cecina
Monteverdi Maritime
The artistic director of the festival is Armando Punzo.
The organization is at your disposal at the following addresses
E-mail: carteblanche@iol.it
E-mail theater festival: volterrateatro@libero.it
Who gets to Volterra in the first days of July can contact the organizers at the office set up in the Piazza dei Priori.
Things to see in Volterra
Piazza dei Priori, Palazzo dei Priori, Porta d’Arco, Palazzo Viti, Duomo, Baptistery, Via Ricciarelli, Via Buonparenti, Guarnacci Etruscan Museum, Fortress Archaeological area Vallebuona.
helped make it unique in the cities. Of the Etruscan period are the walls, the imposing Gate Arch, the necropolis of Marmini and numerous archaeological finds in the Museum Guarnacci, the Shadow of the Evening, with its unique profile, the urns, the finely crafted jewelry . The Theatre of Vallebona, of the Augustan age is the importance of Volterra under Roman domination.
But it comes from the Middle Ages that the structure of the city that we find, not only in the walls, the inner one, but also in the urban layout, with its narrow streets, its palaces, tower houses and churches.
The Renaissance Volterra up substantially, but without altering the medieval atmosphere. From this period are the superb palaces of Minucci Solaini Dating-screws, Inghirami, input the Medieval city, the imposing Medici Fortress, the monastery of San Girolamo
Volterra is a city of museums. In addition to the Etruscan Museum there is the Pinacoteca Civica, with a fine collection of Sienese and Florentine schools, including the “Deposition from the Cross” by Rosso Fiorentino. The Cathedral Museum has an important collection of gold fourteenth-century sculptures of the Sienese school, miniatures.
The alabaster craft, moreover, that has woven its story
with that of the city, is another point of great interest. And while visiting the numerous exhibitions and workshops of snooping around the city you will be able to breathe a bit ‘of that magical atmosphere surrounding Volterra.
But there’s only art and history. The surrounding area is rich in natural beauty and landscapes that offer the visitor opportunities for excursions on foot, on horseback, by bicycle along miles of marked trails to discover unique places and caratteristiciVolterra is also famous for its gastronomic specialties of the Tuscan tradition and for its warm hospitality that is able to offer to every type of tourist with its numerous hotels, farms, apartments, equipped with a campground and a modern hostel.
During the summer also cultural events, such as VolterraTeatro, concerts of classical and modern music, art exhibitions and folklore events allow guests to have a holiday full of relaxation and tranquility not only, but also of stimulating moments of cultural encounter
The Alta Val di Cecina, in the municipalities of Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Montecatini Val di Cecina and Volterra Pomarance, it is bounded to the west by the Cornia Valley and the lower Val di Cecina, north of the Val d’Era, for east by the Val d’Elsa and south by the Metalliferous Hills. It has a rich heritage of historical, artistic, archaeological and landscape almost to constitute a “unique” in Tuscany has inspired many writers, poets and painters such as Rosa, Stendhal, Lawrence, Dennis, Corot, D’Annunzio and Cassola.
Indeed, in addition to the testimony of ancient Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance spread throughout the country and stored mainly in Volterra, a city of art and cultural center of the entire valley, the Val di Cecina shows a rich variety of landscapes ranging from metalliferous hills wooded areas such as forests Berignone-Tatti and Monterufoli, by the Mediterranean, the landscape of the “hills of Volterra” consists of gullies, crags and hills from the gentle slope.
On the eastern slopes of Poggio La Croce is Montecatini Val di Cecina the old Monteleone, dominated by a tower, at whose feet lies the village with the typical features of the medieval center built around the representative elements of political and religious power that are identified the praetorian palace with an elegant portico and in the fourteenth century church of S. Biagio.
Montegemoli is characterized by the emerging structure of the castle with its round tower and its Renaissance style.
Pomarance preserves important vestiges of its ancient past as the Gate and the Gate of Casale Orciolina of the fourteenth-century walls, the church of S. With paintings by Giovanni Roncalli, the Cercignani and dell’Ademollo, the Praetorian Palace and the palaces of Pucci, Bicocchi, Bardini, De Larderei.
Montecastelli is characterized by a massive square tower of the Middle Ages and the Romanesque church of SS. Philip and James (XIII) with three naves with figured capitals. In the vicinity of the cemetery, is the Buca delle Fate, an underground Etruscan sec. VI BC
In S. Dalmazio interesting are the remains of medieval walls with two gates that surround the village from the almost circular shape and the Romanesque church which houses a terracotta tabernacle from the workshop of Luca della Robbia.
Nearby are the ruins of the Rocca Sillana.
Montecerboli also has the circular form of an ancient castle with medieval village.
Castelnuovo Val di Cecina is surrounded by a beautiful forest and retains its urban form “cluster” where you can distinguish the different phases of expansion.
Sasso Pisano is built around its oldest part of the castle on the highest point of the site.
Serrazzano, interesting from a planning point of view, it preserves the view of urban, retains the medieval period two gates of the walls and traces of foundation walls to the shoe, as well as the church of S. Donato presenting within interesting Gothic vaults and the lovely Romanesque church of S. Antonio.
A square tower and the church of S. Martino characterize the village of Sassa, while to the right, on a rocky outcrop rises Querceto, interesting for all of the buildings that make up the villa castle and the beautiful church of S. John.
To the historical and artistic treasures of the Val di Cecina combines the richness of its endogenous products. The alabaster, with which products are made of fine crafts, rock salt, extracted in the industries of Saline di Volterra, and the heat of the geysers that is used in thermal power plants at Larderello, typical industrial center with the church designed by Michelucci and an interesting museum of Geothermal Energy.
Ponteginori, built in 1919 by the company Solvay, is in Val di Cecina a unique example of industrial village typical of the mining areas of northern Europe.
Libbiano, Micciano, Lustignano and La Leccia built on hillocks still attest to the urban form of the ancient origin castle.
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